| Truth: A History and a Guide for the Perplexed Contributor(s): Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312274947 ISBN-13: 9780312274948 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: Written by a renowned Oxford historian, this fascinating volume presents a global history of truth. Sharp and authoritative, "Truth" manages to touch every period of human experience; it leaps from truth-telling technologies of "primitive" societies to the private mental worlds of great philosophers; from spiritualism to science and from New York to New Guinea. In clear, lucid prose, this little book takes on an enormous subject and makes it understandable to anyone. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 121 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Written by a renowned Oxford historian, this fascinating volume presents a global history of truth. Sharp and authoritative, Truth manages to touch every period of human experience; it leaps from truth-telling technologies of primitive societies to the private mental worlds of great philosophers; from spiritualism to science and from New York to New Guinea. In clear, lucid prose, this little book takes on an enormous subject and makes it understandable to anyone. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe: - Felipe Fernandez-Armesto has been a member of the Modern History Faculty of Oxford University since 1983. His many works include Columbus and Millennium. |
