What's the Use of Truth?

What's the Use of Truth?
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : 0231140142
ISBN-13 : 9780231140140
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Book Synopsis What's the Use of Truth? by : Richard Rorty

Download or read book What's the Use of Truth? written by Richard Rorty and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American pragmatist Rorty and the French analytic philosopher Engel present their radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality. "What's the Use of Truth?" is a rare opportunity to experience each side of this impassioned debate clearly and concisely.


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