Julian Baggini Short history of truth

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• How did we find ourselves in a post-truth world of alternative facts?
• And can we get out of it?
• A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood.
• It identifies ten types of supposed truth and explains how easily each can become the midwife of falsehood.
• There is no species of truth that we can rely on unquestioningly, but that does not mean the truth can never be established.
• Attaining truth is an achievement we need to work for, and each chapter will end up with a truth we can have some confidence in.
• This history builds into a comprehensive and clear explanation of why truth is now so disputed by exploring 10 kinds of truth: 1. Eternal truths. 2. Authoritative truths. 3. Esoteric truths. 4. Reasoned truths. 5. Evidence-based truths. 6. Creative truths. 7. Relative truths. 8. Powerful truths 9. Moral truths. 10. Holistic truths.
• Baggini provides us with all we need to restore faith in the value and possibility of truth as a social enterprise.
• Truth-seekers need to be sceptical not cynical, autonomous not atomistic, provisional not dogmatic, open not empty, demanding not unreasonable.