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Truth & Truthfulness
An Essay in Genealogy
by Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
ISBN: 0691102767
ISBN-13: 9780691102764
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Williams considers various historical approaches to the notion of truth and authenticity, examining and responding to the writings of Rousseau, Homer, Nietzsche, Hume, and others.
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"Its virtuoso blend of analytic philosophy, classical scholarship, historical consciousness, and uninhibited curiosity marks TRUTH AND TRUTHFULNESS unmistakably as a work by Bernard Williams." -- Thomas Nagel
-- New Republic
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
Pages: 356
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Truth & Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy
Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen
Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Press, 2002 328 pp. Maroon cloth cover, some light pencil underlining, previous owners name blackened out on front fly leaf otherwise very good condition. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Allen's Bookshop (United States)
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Truth & Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy
Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen
Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Press, 2002 328 pp. Maroon cloth cover, some light pencil underlining, previous owners name blackened out on front fly leaf otherwise very good condition. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Allen's Bookshop (United States)
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Truth & Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy
Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen
Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Press, 2002 328 pp. Maroon cloth cover, some light pencil underlining, previous owners name blackened out on front fly leaf otherwise very good condition. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Allen's Bookshop (United States)
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Williams, Bernard
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Williams, Bernard
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