Against Interpretation, and Other EssaysItem consists of a selection of articles and reviews written between 1962 and 1965. |
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... truth ? The need for truth is not constant ; no more than is the need for repose . An idea which is a distortion may have a greater intellectual thrust than the truth ; it may better serve the needs of the spirit , which vary . The ...
... truth ? The need for truth is not constant ; no more than is the need for repose . An idea which is a distortion may have a greater intellectual thrust than the truth ; it may better serve the needs of the spirit , which vary . The ...
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... truth , an objective truth , denies . In this sense , all truth is superficial ; and some ( but not all ) distor- tions of the truth , some ( but not all ) insanity , some ( but not all ) unhealthiness , some ( but not all ) denials of ...
... truth , an objective truth , denies . In this sense , all truth is superficial ; and some ( but not all ) distor- tions of the truth , some ( but not all ) insanity , some ( but not all ) unhealthiness , some ( but not all ) denials of ...
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... truth ; and it must be judged by its fidelity to the truth , and by the * The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth . Translated by Richard and Clara Winston . New York , Grove . relevance of the truth which it tells . By these Reflections on The ...
... truth ; and it must be judged by its fidelity to the truth , and by the * The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth . Translated by Richard and Clara Winston . New York , Grove . relevance of the truth which it tells . By these Reflections on The ...
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