Seeking Truth

How to Move from Partisan Bickering to Building Consensus

De: Elgin L. Hushbeck Jr.

Narrado por: Larissa Munz

We live in a world that is not governed by truth. Disagreements surround us. Recent presidential elections are hotly contested and won by the narrowest of margins. Charges of misinformation, fake news, and bias are all abound. Everyone claims they are correct; they have the truth.

Seeking Truth looks at both the philosophical and practical issues of truth to understand how we come to know what we know and why we disagree so much. More importantly, it lays out how we can disagree in ways that avoid division and polarization and instead move to build a consensus on the truth. Seeking Truth addresses things like how to think about what you believe, how to handle disagreement and errors positively, how do you know if you are open-minded, and how to make better decisions.

Seeking Truth uses a lot of examples to make this case. To avoid current disputes, most are drawn from history, as people in various times and settings sought to understand how nature works, what happened in a particular event, or what is the best way to proceed or govern ourselves. Science, history, politics, business—all of these areas involve truth in one way or another.

Seeking Truth will help you become a better thinker, a more critical thinker, and one who moves closer to the truth.

©2022 Elgin L. Hushbeck, Jr. (P)2022 Aletheia Audiobooks

GREAT BOOK FOR ALL WHO LOVE TO DEBATE ISSUES

I just listen to this in Audible, in which Larissa Munz did an excellent job in reading. In Seeking Truth, I love how Elgin Hushbeck uses science, philosophy, politics and especially history to teach how to seek the truth on both sides of any issue. In a culture that is trying to repress alternative views, this book shows how important it is to actually debate the issues in seeking the truth, and how error sometimes leads to truth. Various practical steps are given and sometimes it is OK to agree to disagree. I feel this is a vital book for colleges, politicians, and anyone wanting to learn how to debate their position in a respectful manner and truth seeking manner. Well Done Elgin Hushbeck, this is a book truly needed in today's society. Jean Clabough - Idaho