Scepticism and animal faith

By:

"Santayana, George"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lucknow; Lucknow Publishing House; 1975Description: 314pSubject(s):

Philosophy

DDC classification:

101 SAN

Summary: This book examines the concept of post-truth and the impact it is having on contemporary life, bringing out both its philosophical and political dimensions. Post-truth is contextualised within the philosophical discourse of truth, with particular reference to theories of scepticism and relativism, to explore whether it can take advantage of these to claim any intellectual credibility.

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This book examines the concept of post-truth and the impact it is having on contemporary life, bringing out both its philosophical and political dimensions. Post-truth is contextualised within the philosophical discourse of truth, with particular reference to theories of scepticism and relativism, to explore whether it can take advantage of these to claim any intellectual credibility.

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