Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence brings together groundbreaking
studies of objective truth as a robust, philosophically consequential
reality and a compelling presence in all areas and dimensions of human
life. After an era of philosophical reflection in both the
Anglo-American and Continental traditions dominated by the denial or
compromise of the standing and centrality of truth, which has been
profoundly influential even in the general culture, important
philosophers are again taking up and advancing the case for objective
and substantial truth. This volume makes a unique contribution to this
movement by presenting studies that enlarge and enliven the logical
argument for truth by articulating and exploring the rich and robust
presence of truth in various areas of human life and knowing, both
speculative and practical.
The chapters of Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence, contributed by
outstanding scholars in philosophy, theology, and law, include both
fresh and penetrating interpretations of the great philosophers from
Plato and Aristotle to Heidegger on various dimensions of truth as well
as original analysis and thoughtful speculative reflection on the
presence and role of truth in various areas of human life such as law,
art, and science. Together these studies provide investigations of
objective and consequential truth from all the historical periods of
philosophy and from contemporary outlooks on dimensions of truth in
human life and knowing whose import is underappreciated.
In addition to the editor, the contributors are:
Jan A. Aertsen, director of the Thomas Institute, University of Cologne
Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor for the Interdisciplinary Study
of Law and Language, University of Minnesota
Daniel O. Dahlstrom, professor of philosophy and chair of the
department, Boston University
Daniel Garber, professor of philosophy and chair of the department,
Princeton University
Susan Haack, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts and Sciences, professor of
philosophy and law, University of Miami
Sean Dorrance Kelly, professor of philosophy, Harvard University
John Milbank, professor of religion, politics and ethics, University of
Nottingham
Mitchell Miller, professor of philosophy, Vassar College
Timothy Noone, professor of philosophy, The Catholic University of
America
Robert Wood, professor of philosophy, University of Dallas
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kurt Pritzl, O.P., is dean of the School of Philosophy and associate
professor at the Catholic University of America. He specializes in
ancient Greek philosophy and the theory of knowledge. He has published
articles on early Greek philosophy, on dialectic and received opinion in
Plato, and on Aristotle's cognitional theory and account of the soul. He
has also published on the role of philosophy in the intellectual and
spiritual formation of seminary students.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
"Combining textual and historical approaches, the study as a whole
provides the reader with a sense of how compelling and complex the
question of truth is today, and how important it is that such questions
are raised and, to the degree that one is able, how well they are
answered. It is a study that will interest both the historian and the
specialist in philosophy. With an excellent bibliography and index, it
opens numerous avenues for continued reflections and discussion, rather
than attempting to settle the question. More proper for academics and
advances graduate students, the volume brings together the major voices
and traditions in the conversation about truth, a conversation that is
as old, and as important, as philosophy itself." --Mary Beth Ingham,
C.S.J, Thomist
