Partial truths and our common future : a perspectival theory of truth and value / Donald A. Crosby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crosby, Donald A., author.

Series:

SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought.

Suny series in American Philosophy and Cultural Thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albany : SUNY Press, [2018]

Summary:

In this book, Donald A. Crosby defends the idea that all claims to truth are at best partial. Recognizing this, he argues, is a necessary safeguard against arrogance, close-mindedness, and potentially violent reactions to differences of outlook and practice. Crosby demonstrates how "partial truths" are inevitably at work in conversations and debates about religion, science, morality, economics, ecology, and social and political progress. He then focuses on the concept in the discipline of philosophy, looking at a number of distinctions that are taken to be strictly binary—those between fact and value, continuity and novelty, rationalism and empiricism, mind and body, and good and evil—and demonstrates how in all of these cases, each on its own can offer only an incomplete picture. Partial Truths and Our Common Future invites ongoing dialogue with others for the sake of mutual enlargements of understanding rather than mere civility, and provides incentive for continuing open-minded and shared inquiries into the important issues of life.

Contents:

Front Matter

contents

Preface

Religion

Science

Morality

Economics And Ecology

Philosophy

Humanity

Perspectives

Notes

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438471358

1438471351