Truth and Governance by William A. Galston, Tom G. Palmer - 9780815739302

Truth and GovernanceReligious and Secular Views\nAuthor(s): William A. Galston, Tom G. Palmer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Brookings Institution\nISBN-13: 9780815739302, 978-0815739302\nSynopsis\nTaking the long view of conflicts between truth and political power\nWhat role does truth play in government? In context of recent political discourse around the globe?and especially in the United States?it is easy to believe that truth, in the form of indisputable facts, is a matter of debate.\nBut it's also important to remember that since ancient times, every religious and philosophical tradition has wrestled with this question. In this volume, scholars representing ten traditions?Western and Eastern, religious and secular?address the nature of truth and its role in government. Among the questions they address: When is deception permissible, or even a good thing? What remedies are necessary and useful when governments fail in their resp.