True to Life
Subtitle: Why Truth Matters (Bradford Books)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: October 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780262122672
Subjects: Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Photography / General; General; Political; Philosophy; Truth
First sentence: In early 2003 President Bush claimed that Iraq was attempting to purchase the materials necessary to build nuclear weapons.
Description: "In this book, Michael Lynch argues that truth does matter, in both our personal and political lives. Lynch explains that the growing cynicism over truth stems in large part from our confusion over what truth is." "True to Life defends four simple claims : that truth is objective; that it is good to believe what is true; that truth is a goal worthy of inquiry; and that truth can be worth caring about for its own sake - not just because it gets us other things we want. In defense of these "truisms about truth," Lynch diagnoses the sources of our cynicism and argues that many contemporary theories of truth cannot adequately account for its value. He explains why we should care about truth, arguing that truth and its pursuit are part of living a happy life, important in our personal relationships and for our political values."--BOOK JACKET.