Encountering reality : T F. Torrance on truth and human understanding / Travis M. Stevick.

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Stevick, Travis M

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Emerging scholarsPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress, 2016. Description: x, 225 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

1506412912
9781506412917
9781506412924 (electronic bk.)

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LOC classification:

BR118 .E44 S74 2016

Contents:

What is (authentic) knowledge? -- Ultimate beliefs -- Objectivity -- What does it mean to speak Kata Physin? : the question of truth -- What is the role of theory in Kataphysic knowledge?

Summary: Encountering reality argues for a new appreciation of T.F. Torrance on epistemology and reality. Torrance emphasizes the distinction between truth and truthfulness, reorienting the discussion from a focus on statements to being. This shift challenges the dichotomy between correspondence and coherence theories of truth.

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Joshua & Timothy School of Theology Library (JTSOT) General Circulation	Non-fiction	BR118 .E44 S74 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	065917

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.

What is (authentic) knowledge? -- Ultimate beliefs -- Objectivity -- What does it mean to speak Kata Physin? : the question of truth -- What is the role of theory in Kataphysic knowledge?

Encountering reality argues for a new appreciation of T.F. Torrance on epistemology and reality. Torrance emphasizes the distinction between truth and truthfulness, reorienting the discussion from a focus on statements to being. This shift challenges the dichotomy between correspondence and coherence theories of truth.

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