Beyond truth | Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

English - December 14, 2021 13:38 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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What is wrong with truth? Can we find a solution? Listen to find out.

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There are many varied voices who see the attack on objective truth as the root cause of all that is wrong in today’s society, including recently Tom Stoppard, UK Cabinet member Liz Truss, and Pope Benedict. But philosopher and renowned critic of philosophical realism Hilary Lawson warns this is a dangerous and mistaken response. Instead we need a radical new way of looking at the world.

Hilary Lawson is a post-postmodern philosopher and is best known for his theory of 'Closure' which calls for a post-analytic return to metaphysics.

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