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Encountering reality : T F. Torrance on truth and human understanding /
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TextSeries: Emerging scholarsPublication details: Minneapolis. : Fortress Press., ©2016Description: x, 225 pages ; 24 cmISBN: - 1506412912
- 9781506412917
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Summary: Encountering reality argues for a new appreciation of T.F. Torrance on epistemology and reality. Torrance emphasizes the distinction between truth and truthfulness, reorienting the discussion from a focus on statements to being. This shift challenges the dichotomy between correspondence and coherence theories of truth.
What is (authentic) knowledge? -- Ultimate beliefs -- Objectivity -- What does it mean to speak Kata Physin? : the question of truth -- What is the role of theory in Kataphysic knowledge?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.
What is (authentic) knowledge? -- Ultimate beliefs -- Objectivity -- What does it mean to speak Kata Physin? : the question of truth -- What is the role of theory in Kataphysic knowledge?
Encountering reality argues for a new appreciation of T.F. Torrance on epistemology and reality. Torrance emphasizes the distinction between truth and truthfulness, reorienting the discussion from a focus on statements to being. This shift challenges the dichotomy between correspondence and coherence theories of truth.
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