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Truth: The Basics
J.C. Beall, Ben Middleton
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Truth: The Basics is 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: • What is the theory’s
answer to the central question? • What is the basic motivation
behind that answer? • What is a precise argument for that answer?
• What are the biggest objections to that answer? • What are a
few good resources for understanding more about the theory? An
additional chapter provides an extensive introduction to the
notorious liar paradox. Truth: The Basics is an ideal starting
point for anyone seeking a lively and accessible introduction to
the rich and complex philosophical study of truth. Key
Features:> Written in a clear and concise fashion. > Clearly
explains five major theories of truth for an uninitiated readership
of undergraduate students and general readers. > Prepares the
reader to tackle more advanced work in truth studies. > Makes
connections between truth and other areas of philosophy, including
the philosophy of language, semantics, metaphysics, logic and
epistemology. > Includes technical appendices for more advanced
readers.
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Truth: The Basics
J.C. Beall, Ben Middleton
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R3,984
Discovery Miles 39 840
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Truth: The Basics is 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: • What is the theory’s
answer to the central question? • What is the basic motivation
behind that answer? • What is a precise argument for that answer?
• What are the biggest objections to that answer? • What are a
few good resources for understanding more about the theory? An
additional chapter provides an extensive introduction to the
notorious liar paradox. Truth: The Basics is an ideal starting
point for anyone seeking a lively and accessible introduction to
the rich and complex philosophical study of truth. Key
Features:> Written in a clear and concise fashion. > Clearly
explains five major theories of truth for an uninitiated readership
of undergraduate students and general readers. > Prepares the
reader to tackle more advanced work in truth studies. > Makes
connections between truth and other areas of philosophy, including
the philosophy of language, semantics, metaphysics, logic and
epistemology. > Includes technical appendices for more advanced
readers.
This book offers a wide-ranging and critical examination of recent
counter-radicalisation policies, using case studies from several
countries. Counter-radicalisation policies, such as the UK
'Prevent' strategy, have been highly controversial and increasingly
criticised since their introduction. In this edited volume, voices
from disciplines including sociology, political science,
criminology and International Relations are brought together to
address issues across the global roll-out of counter-radicalisation
agendas. In so doing, the book critically interrogates: (i) the
connections between counter-radicalisation and other governmental
programmes and priorities relating to integration and community
cohesion; (ii) the questionable dependence of
counter-radicalisation initiatives on discourses and assumptions
about race, risk and vulnerability to extremism; and, (iii) the
limitations of existing counter-radicalisation machineries for
addressing relatively new types of extremism including amongst
'right-wing' activists. Through examining these questions, the book
draws on a range of contemporary case studies spanning from
counter-radicalisation in the UK, Germany and Denmark, through to
detailed analyses of specific preventative initiatives in Australia
and the United States. Conceptually, the chapters engage with a
range of critical approaches, including discourse theory,
autoethnography and governmentality. This book will be of much
interest to students of radicalisation, critical terrorism studies,
counter-terrorism, sociology, security studies and IR in general.
Terrorism and neoliberalism are connected in multiple, complex, and
often camouflaged ways. This book offers a critical exploration of
some of the intersections between the two, drawing on a wide range
of case studies from the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, and
the European Union. Contributors to the book investigate the impact
of neoliberal technologies and intellectual paradigms upon
contemporary counterterrorism - where the neoliberal era frames
counter-terrorism within an endless war against political
uncertainty. Others resist the notion that a separation ever
existed between neoliberalism and counter-terrorism. These
contributions explore how counterterrorism is already itself an
exercise of neoliberalism which practices a form of 'Class War on
Terror'. Finally, other contributors investigate the representation
of terrorism within contemporary cultural products such as video
games, in order to explore the perpetuation of neoliberal and
statist agendas. In doing all of this, the book situates post-9/11
counter-terrorism discourse and practice within much-needed
historical contexts, including the evolution of capitalism and the
state. Neoliberalism and Terror will be of great interest to
readers within the fields of International Relations, Security
Studies, Terrorism Studies, and beyond. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Critical Studies on Terrorism.
This book is the result of the first global conference on mountain biodiversity, and is a contribution to the International Year of Mountains, 2002. The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment program is a Special Target Area Region project of DIVERSITAS (UNESCO and UNEP). Biological diversity is essential for the integrity of mountain ecosystems and this dependency is likely to increase as environmental (climate) and social conditions change. Steep terrain and climate, and severe land-use pressure cause mountain ecosystems to rank among the world's most endangered landscapes. The 28 chapters in this book represent research on the biological riches in all major mountain ranges of the world, and synthesize existing knowledge on mountain biodiversity - from diversity of bacteria, plants and animals to human diversity. The book is divided into five sections: an introduction providing an overview of the issues; plant and animal diversity; climate change and mountain biodiversity; land use and conservation; and a synthesis.
Terrorism and neoliberalism are connected in multiple, complex, and
often camouflaged ways. This book offers a critical exploration of
some of the intersections between the two, drawing on a wide range
of case studies from the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, and
the European Union. Contributors to the book investigate the impact
of neoliberal technologies and intellectual paradigms upon
contemporary counterterrorism - where the neoliberal era frames
counter-terrorism within an endless war against political
uncertainty. Others resist the notion that a separation ever
existed between neoliberalism and counter-terrorism. These
contributions explore how counterterrorism is already itself an
exercise of neoliberalism which practices a form of 'Class War on
Terror'. Finally, other contributors investigate the representation
of terrorism within contemporary cultural products such as video
games, in order to explore the perpetuation of neoliberal and
statist agendas. In doing all of this, the book situates post-9/11
counter-terrorism discourse and practice within much-needed
historical contexts, including the evolution of capitalism and the
state. Neoliberalism and Terror will be of great interest to
readers within the fields of International Relations, Security
Studies, Terrorism Studies, and beyond. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Critical Studies on Terrorism.
This collection of children's songs from around the world helps
children of all ages feel a little closer to other cultures. Each
song is sung first in the native language and then again in
English.
This book offers a wide-ranging and critical examination of recent
counter-radicalisation policies, using case studies from several
countries. Counter-radicalisation policies, such as the UK
'Prevent' strategy, have been highly controversial and increasingly
criticised since their introduction. In this edited volume, voices
from disciplines including sociology, political science,
criminology and International Relations are brought together to
address issues across the global roll-out of counter-radicalisation
agendas. In so doing, the book critically interrogates: (i) the
connections between counter-radicalisation and other governmental
programmes and priorities relating to integration and community
cohesion; (ii) the questionable dependence of
counter-radicalisation initiatives on discourses and assumptions
about race, risk and vulnerability to extremism; and, (iii) the
limitations of existing counter-radicalisation machineries for
addressing relatively new types of extremism including amongst
'right-wing' activists. Through examining these questions, the book
draws on a range of contemporary case studies spanning from
counter-radicalisation in the UK, Germany and Denmark, through to
detailed analyses of specific preventative initiatives in Australia
and the United States. Conceptually, the chapters engage with a
range of critical approaches, including discourse theory,
autoethnography and governmentality. This book will be of much
interest to students of radicalisation, critical terrorism studies,
counter-terrorism, sociology, security studies and IR in general.
For many, Johannesburg resembles the imagined spectre of the urban
future. Global anxieties about catastrophic urban explosion, social
fracture, environmental degradation, escalating crime and violence,
and rampant consumerism alongside grinding poverty, are projected
onto this city as a microcosm of things to come. Decision-makers in
cities worldwide have attempted to balance harsh fiscal and
administrative realities with growing demands for political,
economic and social justice. This book investigates pragmatic
approaches to urban economic development, service delivery, spatial
restructuring, environmental sustainability and institutional
reform in Johannesburg. It explores the conditions and processes
that are determining the city's transformation into a cosmopolitan
metropole and magnet for the continent.
Logic: The Basics is an accessible introduction to several core
areas of logic. The first part of the book features a
self-contained introduction to the standard topics in classical
logic, such as: * mathematical preliminaries * propositional logic
* quantified logic (first monadic, then polyadic) * English and
standard 'symbolic translations' * tableau procedures. Alongside
comprehensive coverage of the standard topics, this thoroughly
revised second edition also introduces several philosophically
important nonclassical logics, free logics, and modal logics, and
gives the reader an idea of how they can take their knowledge
further. With its wealth of exercises (solutions available in the
encyclopedic online supplement), Logic: The Basics is a useful
textbook for courses ranging from the introductory level to the
early graduate level, and also as a reference for students and
researchers in philosophical logic.
Building on his paradigm-shifting work on the incarnation in The
Contradictory Christ (OUP, 2021), Jc Beall extends a robust
contradictory theology with an account of the trinity. Throughout
the history of the Christian church, heretics, apophatics, mystics,
atheists, and many others have long proclaimed that the doctrine of
the trinity - one of the central doctrines of the Christian faith -
is contradictory. In this work, Beall agrees; however, as Beall
convincingly argues, one needn't abandon orthodoxy, play language
games, inflate one's metaphysics, nor abandon the standard faith in
the face of such divine contradiction. Instead, one can accept
central axioms of the trinity at face value and, with a suitable
account of logical entailment, accept the 'contradictory truths'
thereby entailed. With the clarity and precision that only a
logician could provide, Beall provided theology and the Christian
church in general with a very simple and viable (and arguably
correct) model of divine reality. Unlike the vast number of
theologians and philosophers before him, Beall rejects the quest
for a logically consistent account of divine reality. The triune
god (viz., God) is truly and fully described only via
contradiction. As such, attempts to remove the contradiction are
attempts to remove truths of God.
Urban growth in Africa is higher than anywhere, but, unlike earlier
urbanization trends in the industrialized world, it is not being
accompanied by economic growth. The result is a continent that
boasts high levels of poverty, inequality, and the highest
proportion of urban slum dwellers anywhere. Africa has the least
developed institutional architecture and infrastructure on an urban
scale, hindering the ability to put into place the appropriate
policy, regulatory, and fiscal environment necessary to address the
social challenges of rapid urbanization. This book examines
Africa's urban growth issue. (Series: Carl Schlettwein Lectures -
Vol. 6)
The only all-inclusive, accessible reference for all aspects of building with masonry and concrete for residential purposes - ideal for residential builders, contractors, remodelers, and other professionals
Part of the Complete Construction Series, this design-it, specify-it, and build-it source aids decision-making and construction performance by illustrating and explaining the function and behavior of each material
Provides problem-avoiding insights into installation, construction, storage, and cleaning techniques - filled with tables, graphs, and over 100 illustrations
Logic: The Basics is an accessible introduction to several core
areas of logic. The first part of the book features a
self-contained introduction to the standard topics in classical
logic, such as: * mathematical preliminaries * propositional logic
* quantified logic (first monadic, then polyadic) * English and
standard 'symbolic translations' * tableau procedures. Alongside
comprehensive coverage of the standard topics, this thoroughly
revised second edition also introduces several philosophically
important nonclassical logics, free logics, and modal logics, and
gives the reader an idea of how they can take their knowledge
further. With its wealth of exercises (solutions available in the
encyclopedic online supplement), Logic: The Basics is a useful
textbook for courses ranging from the introductory level to the
early graduate level, and also as a reference for students and
researchers in philosophical logic.
Truth is one of the oldest and most central topics in philosophy.
Formal theories explore the connections between truth and logic,
and they address truth-theoretic paradoxes such as the Liar. Three
leading philosopher-logicians now present a concise overview of the
main issues and ideas in formal theories of truth. Beall,
Glanzberg, and Ripley explain key logical techniques on which such
formal theories rely, providing the formal and logical background
needed to develop formal theories of truth. They examine the most
important truth-theoretic paradoxes, including the Liar paradoxes.
They explore approaches that keep principles of truth simple while
relying on nonclassical logic; approaches that preserve classical
logic but do so by complicating the principles of truth; and
approaches based on substructural logics that change the shape of
the target consequence relation itself. Finally, inconsistency and
revision theories are reviewed, and contrasted with the approaches
previously discussed. For any reader who has a basic grounding in
logic, this book offers an ideal guide to formal theories of truth.
Nestled in the blue mists of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, the
10,000-acre bucolic refuge of Blackberry Farm houses a top-rated
small inn with one of the premier farm-to-table restaurants in the
country. This sumptuous cookbook offers a collection of recipes
that are as inspired by the traditional rustic cooking of the
mountainous south as they are by a fresh, contemporary, artistic
sensibility. Some of the dishes are robust, others are
astonishingly light, all are full of heart and surprise and flavor
-- and all are well within the reach of the home cook.
California has the French Laundry, Virginia has the Inn at Little
Washington, and Tennessee has Blackberry Farm, where the
indulgences of a luxury inn are woven together with odes to nature
-- fly-fishing, hiking, foraging, bird watching, and heirloom
gardening -- to create a new way of looking at the world, a way in
which anything seems possible.
This is particularly true at the Inn's table and in its
award-winning wine cellar. To the farm's master gardeners, food
artisans and chefs, meals are an opportunity to express not only
the earth and the culture of this remote spot, but also its spirit.
On a spring day this might mean Rye Whiskey-Cured Trout with Fresh
and Pickled Fennel, and the summer garden might inspire a Chilled
Corn Soup with Garlic Custard, a papardelle of baby carrots, or a
tomato terrine. In the cooler weather, game and traditionally
preserved food -- cider-basted venison, a shell-bean and gamebird
cassoulet, a dried apple stack cake or Bourbon Apple Fried Pies --
keep conversation in front of the fire lively. For all its
artfulness, however, Blackberry Farm's garden-to-table cooking
tends to be an ode to a well-loved cast iron skillet, a backyard
smoker or a wood-fired grill.
In the foothills, you don't eat to eat, you eat to talk, to
remember and to imagine what you will eat tomorrow. In this book,
the stories of the people who practice the traditional mountain
food arts -- the bacon man, the heirloom gardener, the cheese maker
and sausage man -- are woven together with the recipes, lore and
regional history to reflect the spirit of the cooking at Blackberry
Farm. Breathtaking photographs capture the magical world that
surrounds the table -- the hills and rushing creeks, the lights and
shadows of the forest, the moods and moments of the garden.
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