The paradox confronting us today is that even as we know more and process information at a faster rate, we reason, think, and understand less. While a wealth of literature has been devoted to similar
Taking stock of our fragmented political landscape, celebrated philosopher and TED speaker Michael Patrick Lynch argues that we are becoming a culture of dogmatic know-it-alls. The spread of what Lync
The definitive and essential collection of classic and new essays on analytic theories of truth, revised and updated, with nineteen new chapters.The question "What is truth?" is so philosophical it ca
Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comesdown to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradictsthe evidence? Why
Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comesdown to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradictsthe evidence? Why
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 1999Academic debates about pluralism and truth have become increasingly polarized in recent years. One side embraces extreme relativism, deeming any talk of obj
Already established as a pioneering work of modern philosophy, The Internet of Us has helped revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. Indeed, demonstrating that
What is truth? Michael Lynch defends a bold new answer to this question. Traditional theories of truth hold that truth has only a single uniform nature. All truths are true in the same way. More recen
What is truth? Michael Lynch defends a bold new answer to this question. Traditional theories of truth hold that truth has only a single uniform nature. All truths are true in the same way. More recen
Is truth objective or relative? What exists independently of our minds? The essays in this book debate these two questions, which are among the oldest of philosophical issues and have vexed almost eve
Alston, who retired from Syracuse University in 2000, responds to each of ten perspectives by fellow American scholars of philosophy on his ideas about epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and me
