Bøger af Pascal Engel

What is truth? What value should we see in or attribute to it? The war over the meaning and utility of truth is at the center of contemporary philosophical debate, and its arguments have rocked the foundations of philosophical practice. This book presents the authors' radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality.

An introduction to the philosophical issues in the theory of truth that provides exposition of ideas while offering perspectives that advances discussion of the key issues. It begins with a presentation of the conceptions of truth - the correspondence theory, the coherence theory and verificationist and pragmatist accounts.

Pascal Engel investigates how outside directors are incentivized in family firms that are publicly listed but still partly owned by members of the founding family.