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Verdade: um guia para perplexos
Verdade - É sempre bom pensar que temos valores, e é com essa convicção que levamos a vida. Mas o que pode ser considerado verdade? Em um mundo com tantas crenças, hábitos e religiões contraditórias, será que tal conceito realmente existe? O livro de Simon Blackburn é a companhia certa para percorrer esse território tortuoso, pois mostra os diferentes caminhos pelos quais interpretamos e buscamos a verdade, desde a era clássica até a moderna. 'Verdade - um guia para os perplexos' oferece uma viagem exploratória por onde o autor considera 'o problema mais instigante e atraente de toda a filosofia' - as guerras em busca da verdade. As linhas de frente dessa guerra são bem definidas. De um lado estão aqueles que acreditam pura e simplesmente nos fatos, verdades sólidas que podem ser encontradas por meio da razão e da objetividade. Do outro lado, seus oponentes acham graça desta idéia. Eles vêem o lado negro das culturas, do poder, dos gêneros, classes, ideologias - que subvertem nossas percepções acerca do mundo e desviam nossos julgamentos com falsas noções da verdade absoluta. Começando por um conflito antigo - Sócrates e os sofistas, em Atenas -, Blackburn observa de forma crítica a longa guerra mantida por esses dois grupos, examinando as batalhas filosóficas defendidas por Platão, James, Hume, Derrida, Foucault e muitos outros, com um olhar fascinante sobre Nietzsche. Dentre as questões levantadas por Blackburn estão - Seria a ciência uma mera opinião? Podem os historiadores realmente compreender outros períodos históricos? Ou ainda, será que uma cultura pode realmente compreender outra cultura? 'Verdade' questiona a real existência de idéias como moral absoluta, bem ou mal. Será possível manter qualquer forma de integridade pessoal em uma sociedade inundada de cultos, astrologia, feng-shui, homeopatia e auto-ajuda? Ou será que todos os pontos de vista deveriam ser respeitados, por mais absurdos que nos pareçam? Este guia, essencial à verdade, aos inimigos da verdade e às guerras que entre eles têm sido travadas, segue um rumo claro através de idéias como o relativismo e o absolutismo, a tolerância e a crença, a objetividade e o conhecimento, as novas religiões, a 'Ciência' e o 'Mercado'.
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352 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2006
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Simon Blackburn
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Simon Blackburn FBA is an English academic philosopher known for his work in metaethics, where he defends quasi-realism, and in the philosophy of language; more recently, he has gained a large general audience from his efforts to popularise philosophy.
He retired as the professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 2011, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, teaching every fall semester. He is also a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a member of the professoriate of New College of the Humanities. He was previously a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor. He is a former president of the Aristotelian Society, having served the 2009–2010 term. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002 and a Foreign Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2008.
Simon Blackburn FBA is an English academic philosopher known for his work in metaethics, where he defends quasi-realism, and in the philosophy of language; more recently, he has gained a large general audience from his efforts to popularise philosophy.
He retired as the professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge in 2011, but remains a distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, teaching every fall semester. He is also a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a member of the professoriate of New College of the Humanities. He was previously a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford and has also taught full-time at the University of North Carolina as an Edna J. Koury Professor. He is a former president of the Aristotelian Society, having served the 2009–2010 term. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002 and a Foreign Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2008.
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September 9, 2020
Blackburn is a very good writer and I do like his exposition wherein he explains concepts whilst systematically expounding the history of philosophy - it's a great way to cover a lot of content.
I have to say as a layman I did find certain sections of this book which were glossed over difficult to read. There were a few points where high level concepts were covered in a paragraph or so and a term explained there would be constantly referred back to - the issue I would then have is that I would go back and re-read this paragraph but not find enough in it to fully understand the new term!
This only happened a couple of times however and in general I feel like I understand the philosophical terrain surrounding discussions of "truth" and a few other topics far better than when I first picked up the book.
I have to say as a layman I did find certain sections of this book which were glossed over difficult to read. There were a few points where high level concepts were covered in a paragraph or so and a term explained there would be constantly referred back to - the issue I would then have is that I would go back and re-read this paragraph but not find enough in it to fully understand the new term!
This only happened a couple of times however and in general I feel like I understand the philosophical terrain surrounding discussions of "truth" and a few other topics far better than when I first picked up the book.
December 26, 2019
The title is a bit misleading: if you are perplexed when you start reading this book, you are bound to finish even more perplexed. This is definitely not a clear & unbiased introduction to epistemology for the general public, nor an extremely good 102.
2.85 stars because hanging around educated people is not the worst way to pass your time.
2.85 stars because hanging around educated people is not the worst way to pass your time.
April 30, 2009
Thought-provoking but I'm still perplexed
December 29, 2013
One of the first profound philosophical books I read... It is a challenging read, but it is definitely worth it.
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