TY - BOOK AU - Stevick,Travis M. TI - Encountering reality: T.F. Torrance on truth and human understanding T2 - Emerging scholars SN - 9781506412917 AV - BX4827.T67 S74 2016 KW - Torrance, Thomas F. KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - fast N1 - 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? N2 - 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 ER -