Truth
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: May 26, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780713997187
Subjects: Epistemology, theory of knowledge; Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; Philosophy
First sentence: In the Introduction I mentioned that for classical sceptics, a dearth of arguments, or a clash of countervailing arguments, led to peaceful suspension of belief, whereas in our own times it is seen more as a licence for people to believe what they like.