The crane's walk: Plato, pluralism, and the inconstancy of truth

The crane's walk: Plato, pluralism, and the inconstancy of truth

Barris (Marshall Univ.) seeks to prove that a certain contradiction pertains to the nature of truth and that this is perfectly in order: that one can conceive and live in the context of a plurality of standpoints, each with different standards for truth, while the truth of each is also entirely unaf...

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Published in:Choice Vol. 47; no. 2; p. 317
Main Author: Arp, M J
Format: Book Review
Language:English
Published: Middletown American Library Association dba CHOICE 01-10-2009
Subjects:
Ancient history
Barris, Jeremy
Epistemology
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nonfiction
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Summary:Barris (Marshall Univ.) seeks to prove that a certain contradiction pertains to the nature of truth and that this is perfectly in order: that one can conceive and live in the context of a plurality of standpoints, each with different standards for truth, while the truth of each is also entirely unaffected by the ttuth of the othets. Thus, according to this view, one can, and must, conceive the same truth as simply absolute in some contexts and relative in others.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975