The Concept of Truth

This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts.

Author: R. Campbell
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/05/2011
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230297852

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 3

About the Author
RICHARD CAMPBELL is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. He has served as Dean of Arts and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the ANU, and was for 15 years also involved in restructuring the system of school education in the Australian Capital Territory. He is the author of Secondary Education for Canberra (1973), From Belief to Understanding (1976), Truth and Historicity (1992), and numerous articles.