Truth is a new word in Europe (and elsewhere).
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The concept of objective truth is unfamiliar in modern discourse.
- In plain terms
- Truth is a new concept in Europe.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth is rare in current discourse.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is truth?
- Why is it new?
Another view
Truth has existed; it is just contested now.
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