Encountering reality : T.F. Torrance on truth and human understanding /
Stevick, Travis M.,
Encountering reality : T.F. Torrance on truth and human understanding / Travis M. Stevick. - x, 225 pages ; 24 cm. - Emerging scholars . - Emerging scholars. .
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of St Andrews, 2015 under title: Kata physin : a critical exploration of the epistemology of T.F. Torrance as it relates to the philosophy of theological and natural science.
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.
9781506412917 1506412912
2017302430
BX4827.T67 / S74 2016
Encountering reality : T.F. Torrance on truth and human understanding / Travis M. Stevick. - x, 225 pages ; 24 cm. - Emerging scholars . - Emerging scholars. .
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of St Andrews, 2015 under title: Kata physin : a critical exploration of the epistemology of T.F. Torrance as it relates to the philosophy of theological and natural science.
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.
9781506412917 1506412912
2017302430
BX4827.T67 / S74 2016