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" Veyne's] present book has some kinship with his sprightly theoretical work "Comment on ecrit l'histoire"; and he declares that its aim was to provoke reflection on the way our conception of truth is built up and changes over the centuries. . . . The style is brilliant and exhilarating."--Jasper Griffin, "Times Literary Supplement"
| Translator's Note | |
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| When Historical Truth Was Tradition and Vulgate | |
| The Plurality and Analogy of True Words | |
| The Social Distribution of Knowledge and the Modalities of Belief | |
| Social Diversity of Beliefs and Mental Balkanization | |
| Behind This Sociology an Implicit Program of Truth | |
| Restoring Etiological Truth to Myth | |
| Myth and Rhetorical Truth | |
| Pausanias Entrapped | |
| Forger's Truth, Philologist's Truth | |
| The Need to Choose between Culture and Belief in a Truth | |
| Notes | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780226854342
ISBN-10: 0226854345
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 184
Published: 15th June 1988
Dimensions (cm): 21.2 x 14.0
x 1.095
Weight (kg): 0.218
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