In this book, Scott Soames illuminates the notion of truth and the role it plays in our ordinary thought, as well as in our logical, philosophical, and scientific theories. Part I addresses crucial background issues, including the identification of the bearers of truth, the basis for distinguishing truth from other notions (like certainty, with which it is often confused), and ...(展开全部)

In this book, Scott Soames illuminates the notion of truth and the role it plays in our ordinary thought, as well as in our logical, philosophical, and scientific theories. Part I addresses crucial background issues, including the identification of the bearers of truth, the basis for distinguishing truth from other notions (like certainty, with which it is often confused), and ...(展开全部)

In the first in a new series of easily digestible, commute-lengthbooks of original philosophy, renowned thinker John D. Caputo explores the many notions of 'truth', and what it really means Riding to work in the morning has has become commonplace. We ride everywhere. Physicians and public health officials plead with us to get out and walk, to get some exercise. People used to l...(展开全部)

What is truth? Paul Horwich gives the definitive exposition of a notable philosophical theory, 'minimalism'. This is the controversial theory that the nature of truth is entirely captured in the trivial fact that each proposition specifies its own condition for being true, and that truth is therefore, despite the philosophical struggles to which it has given rise, an entirely m...(展开全部)

Catch the hapless Greg Heffley as he navigates his way through family and school life with his best friend, Rowley, by his side in a brand new "Wimpy Kid" adventure!

Having outlined a theory of bullshit and falsehood, Harry G. Frankfurt turns to what lies beyond them: the truth, a concept not as obvious as some might expect. Our culture's devotion to bullshit may seem much stronger than our apparently halfhearted attachment to truth. Some people (professional thinkers) won't even acknowledge "true" and "false" as meaningful categories, and...(展开全部)

為什麼要用那種驚恐的眼光看著我呢？我在幹什麼？迷惘中，陳思妍看到了自己的腳，她看到自己的腳，不聽使喚的踏在了窗臺上，自己這是要幹什麼？ 不—— 有著許多鬧鬼傳聞的弘文高中，郵差蘇舒前往送信， 卻發現收信對象的「三年六班」並不存在？！ 跳樓自殺的屍體消失了，學生們決定冒險夜探校園， 卻陷入更詭異的境地…… 一張張身為關鍵的女孩照片、一股高深莫測的氣息， 似乎與眾人如影相隨——它們跟蹤的對象究竟是誰？ 神祕的事前警語、由奇特角度拍攝少女的「那個東西」， 又究竟是在傳達什麼訊息？ ……

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collection of wide-ranging essays covers all aspects of the theory and practice of music, showing the significance of music as an expression of the moral life. The book is split into two parts, the first is devoted to the aesthe...(展开全部)

This best-selling introductory nutrition text is praised for its approachable narrative, engaging presentation, and careful explanations. The new Twelfth Edition of Whitney and Rolfes' UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION takes the study of nutrition to a new level with an emphasis on active learning, assignable content, and integrated resources. From its beautiful and carefully developed a...(展开全部)

Mathematics Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, USA Stephen Abbott