{"product_id":"rethinking-truth","title":"Rethinking Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780702172625\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuta Legal and Academic Publishers, \u003cspan\u003eSeptember 2008\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 138 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is truth? Can it be discovered objectively, as science claims? Or is truth a created, highly contested and changing entity, lasting but a moment?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs there more than one truth? Do we pursue truth or does it pursue us? Why have people sacrificed their lives for it? What is it about truth that can elicit such reactions?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors reflect on the philosophies of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogical empiricism and empiricism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical rationalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExistentialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSystems theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeminism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrican philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHermeneutics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostmodernism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNihilism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this accessible text, the authors examine the concept of truth as propounded by these philosophies, as well as their practical applications, then go on to give their own responses to the issues raised. Finally, readers are asked to reflect critically on what truth means to them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Truth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebuilds on the theories covered in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Our World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand for this reason, it is more suitable for senior students in the human and social sciences. It should also appeal to a general readership seeking a greater understanding of the arguments in the major philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IH PENTZ BOOKSELLERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46687304974498,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/preview.mmnk-323-g8a0.1.front.0702172626.jpg?v=1773914809","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/rethinking-truth","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}