Truth and Governance
Religious and Secular Views
Taking the long view of conflicts between truth and political powerWhat role does truth play in government? In context of recent political discourse around the globe-and especially in the United States-it is easy to believe that truth, in the form of indisputable facts, is a matter of debate.But it's also important to remember that since ancient times, every religious and philosophical tradition has wrestled with this question. In this volume, scholars representing ten traditions-Western and Eastern, religious and secular-address the nature of truth and its role in government. Among the questions they address: When is deception permissible, o…
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Weitere Autoren: Palmer, Tom G. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8157-3931-9
- EAN: 9780815739319
- Produktnummer: 35937494
- Verlag: Brookings Institution Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
William A. Galston holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution's Governance Studies Program. He was previously the Saul Stern Professor and Acting Dean at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, and director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy. He served from 1993 to 1995 as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy. He has a regular column in the Wall Street Journal.Tom G. Palmer is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and executive vice president for international programs at Atlas Network, where he works with a global network of research institutes. His writings have appeared in Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and other popular and academic publications.
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