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9781847064240

Conversations on Truth

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    9781847064240

  • ISBN10:

    1847064248

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-08-06
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

Following Conversations on Religion [Continuum 2008], here is a fascinating line up of original interviews tackling one of today's most vexing issues - that of truth. These discussions explore the question of what truth is, and what role it has in private, public, political and scientific discourses. Some thinkers see truth as something concrete and immutable, others believe that it is an essentially meaningless concept. And for many contributors it is the practical application of truth which engages them. Each fascinating chapter explores the subject from a new angle, including Nick Davies' and Peter Wilby's view on truth in the media, Professor Martin Kusch's reflections in relation to science and Mary Wannock's consideration of truth in the context of ethics and art. Other contributors include Mary Midgley, Noam Chomsky and A. C. Grayling. This is a book of quite exceptional interest, and importance. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Mick Gordon is an international award-winning theatre director. He has been Associate Director at the National Theatre and Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, and he is the founding director of On Theatre. Chris Wilkinson studied Theology at Cambridge University, UK. He is a theatre director and an award-winning arts journalist. He has written for The Scotsman. The Financial Times, Prospect Magazine and The Guardian (Online).

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributorsp. vii
Introduction Chris Wilkinsonp. xi
Simon Blackburnp. 1
Gregory Chaitinp. 14
Noam Chomskyp. 27
Nick Daviesp. 39
Richard J. Evansp. 61
A. C. Graylingp. 74
Bruce Houlderp. 89
John Humphrysp. 102
Dan Hindp. 113
Martin Kuschp. 128
Mary Midgleyp. 142
Peter Obornep. 155
David Livingstone Smithp. 167
Mary Warnockp. 182
Peter Wilbyp. 192
Notesp. 207
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