{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-truth-consolations-for-a-post-truth-world-9781786488893","title":"A Short History of Truth: Consolations for a Post-Truth World","description":"How did we find ourselves in a \"post-truth\" world of \"alternative facts\"? And can we get out of it? \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood. It identifies ten types of supposed truth and explains how easily each can become the midwife of falsehood. There is no species of truth that we can rely on unquestioningly, but that does not mean the truth can never be established. Attaining truth is an achievement we need to work for, and each chapter will end up with a truth we can have some confidence in. This history builds into a comprehensive and clear explanation of why truth is now so disputed by exploring 10 kinds of truth:  1. Eternal truths.\u003cbr\u003e2. Authoritative truths.\u003cbr\u003e3. Esoteric truths.\u003cbr\u003e4. Reasoned truths.\u003cbr\u003e5. Evidence-based truths.\u003cbr\u003e6. Creative truths.\u003cbr\u003e7. Relative truths. \u003cbr\u003e8. Powerful truths\u003cbr\u003e9. Moral truths.\u003cbr\u003e10. Holistic truths.  Baggini provides us with all we need to restore faith in the value and possibility of truth as a social enterprise. Truth-seekers need to be sceptical not cynical, autonomous not atomistic, provisional not dogmatic, open not empty, demanding not unreasonable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12324362\"\u003eJulian Baggini\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quercus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786488893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786488892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI004000\"\u003eEpistemology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI034000\"\u003eSocial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS054000\"\u003eSocial History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulian Baggini is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophers' Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of over twenty books including \u003ci\u003eThe Pig That Wants to be Eaten\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ego Trick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Everytown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Virtues of the Table\u003c\/i\u003e (all Granta), and most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale). He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for the think-tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research, Demos and Counterpoint. His website is www.microphilosophy.net\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44706456633581,"sku":"9781786488893","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_91a6aa56-3c6f-4214-bf93-c54c479549f7.jpg?v=1703954496","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-truth-consolations-for-a-post-truth-world-9781786488893","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}