Partial Truths and Our Common Future

Partial Truths and Our Common FutureArgues that a pluralistic understanding of truth can foster productive conversations about common concerns involving religion, science, ethics, politics, economics, and ecology without falling into relativism. In this book, Donald A. Crosby defends the idea that all claims to truth are at best partial. Recognizing this, he argues, is a necessary safeguard against arrogance, close mindedness, and potentially violent reactions to differences of outlook

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