{"product_id":"truth-the-basics-beall-paperback","title":"Truth: The Basics (Beall - paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jc Beall, Ben Middleton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032039879\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Philosophy\/Rhetoric\/Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTruth: The Basics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis a concise and engaging introduction to philosophical theories about the nature of truth. The two authors—leading philosophers in this field—build the book around a single question: what, if anything, is common to all truths, which makes them true? The book explores five important answers (‘theories’) to the given question: correspondence, semantic, verifiability, transparency, and plurality. For each given theory, the following questions are addressed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is the theory’s answer to the central question?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is the basic motivation behind that answer?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is a precise argument for that answer?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are the biggest objections to that answer?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are a few good resources for understanding more about the theory?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn additional chapter provides an extensive introduction to the notorious liar paradox.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Philos\/Rhet\/Logic","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47578566820064,"sku":"Books:9781032039879n","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/81vrHDnwrVL._SY466.jpg?v=1752265627","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/truth-the-basics-beall-paperback","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}