Truth: Engagements Across Philosophical Traditions

by José Medina (Editor), David Wood (Editor)

Setting the stage with a selection of readings from important nineteenth century philosophers, this reader on truth puts in conversation some of the main philosophical figures from the twentieth century in the analytic, continental, and pragmatist traditions.
Focuses on the value or normativity of truth through exposing the dialogues between different schools of thought

Features philosophical figures from the twentieth century in the analytic, continental, and pragmatist traditions

Topics addressed include the normative relation between truth and subjectivity, consensus, art, testimony, power, and critique

Includes essays by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, James, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Wittgenstein, Levinas, Arendt, Foucault, Rorty, Davidson, Habermas, Derrida, and many others

Genres: Philosophy

392 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2004

About the author

José Medina is Walter Dill Scott Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. He works primarily in Gender & Race Theory, Philosophy of Language, and Social Epistemology. His writings on language and identity have focused on gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity. Medina's books include Speaking from Elsewhere (SUNY Press, 2006) and Language (Continuum, 2005).