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Two decades ago, there was a great flurry of work on the subject of
truth, which subsequently set much of the agenda for future
debates. Interest in the subject of truth remains unabated at all
levels of inquiry, both within philosophy and from without, in both
academic and popular guises. But while truth continues to be of
focal interest, it seems that there have been remarkably fewer new
directions since then. "New Waves in Truth" offers eighteen new and
original research papers on truth and other alethic phenomena by
twenty of the most promising young scholars working on truth today.
Contributions to the volume span truth ascriptions, deflationism,
realism and the correspondence theory, the value of truth, and
kinds of truth and truth-apt discourse. The research programs of
the contributors are beginning to reset that agenda, and each is
positioned to make new waves throughout the subject.
Two decades ago, there was a great flurry of work on the subject of
truth, which subsequently set much of the agenda for future
debates. Interest in the subject of truth remains unabated at all
levels of inquiry, both within philosophy and from without, in both
academic and popular guises. But while truth continues to be of
focal interest, it seems that there have been remarkably fewer new
directions since then. New Waves in Truth offers eighteen new and
original research papers on truth and other alethic phenomena by
twenty of the most promising young scholars working on truth today.
Contributions to the volume span truth ascriptions, deflationism,
realism and the correspondence theory, the value of truth, and
kinds of truth and truth-apt discourse. The research programs of
the contributors are beginning to reset that agenda, and each is
positioned to make new waves throughout the subject.
The nomination process has been called "the secret garden of
politics"-- and for good reasons. The process by which candidates
for election are being screened and selected is among the least
understood and researched political phenomena, even though this
process is so closely linked to the power structure within
political parties. Nominations are mechanisms for selecting
candidates, but also for holding the incumbent delegates
responsible. In this book, nomination processes in four Nordic
countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway -- are analysed
and evaluated as instruments of democracy. The authors compare
institutions, procedures and unwritten norms. The book in
particular addresses questions about the citizens' ability to
influence the nomination processes. The process is not only
modelled in traditional terms of representation, but also as a
principal-agent relationship. Despite great institutional
similarities, the nomination processes and their outcomes vary
considerably across the four countries. In particular, significant
differences are found with regard to the extent of citizen control.
The book provides a first mapping of this central feature of Nordic
politics and thus also serves the comparative purpose of
differentiating between otherwise similar political systems.
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