Truth and Truthfulness
An Essay in Genealogy
In this exceptionally brilliant book, ranging effortlessly from Herodotus and Thucydides to Diderot and Nietzsche, Bernard Williams daringly asks--and still more daringly answers--one of the central questions of philosophy: what is the point of telling the truth? Lucid, penetrating, and profound, Williams' reflections are vitally important not for philosophers alone but for anyone interested in human thought and creativity.--Stephen Greenblatt, Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard UniversityThis is a major, wide-ranging, and comprehensive book. A philosophical investigation that is also a literary and historical study, Truth…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-691-11791-1
- EAN: 9780691117911
- Produktnummer: 9924371
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 344 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.5 cm 494 g
- Gewicht: 494
Über den Autor
Bernard Williams was Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge (1967-1979) and Provost of King's College. He held the Monroe Deutsch Professorship of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley (1998-2000) and was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford (1990-2003). He was Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford until his death in 2003.
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