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632326
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Williams, Bernard,1929-2003.
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| Title & Author
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Truth truthfulness : : an essay in genealogy /\ Bernard Williams.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, c2002.
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xi, 328 p. ;; 24 cm.
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0691102767 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780691102764 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0691117918
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: 9780691117911
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-320) and index.
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| Contents
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The problem -- Genealogy -- The state of nature : a rough guide -- Truth, assertion, and belief -- Sincerity : lying and other styles of deceit -- Accuracy : a sense of reality -- What was wrong with Minos? -- From sincerity to authenticity -- Truthfulness, liberalism, and critique -- Making sense -- Endnote. The vocabulary of truth : an example.
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What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? Bernard Williams explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.
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Truth.
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Truthfulness and falsehood.
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| LC Classification
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BD171.W528 2002
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| Parallel Title
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Truth and truthfulness
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