Practical Truth

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Jennifer A Frey (University of Tulsa)

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OUP India
15 October 2025

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of mind; Ethics & moral philosophy

Aristotle argues that the actions central to human flourishing are those that involve reason. But reason manifests itself in a human life in more than one way. We employ reason to investigate what there is (theoretical reason) and when we determine what to do (practical reason). Aristotle's elucidation of practical reason involves the introduction of a distinctive practical way of being true; however, practical truth--which he describes as truth in agreement with right desire--is notoriously difficult to understand. The sixteen essays in this collection concern both the history of practical truth throughout the intervening centuries and the role it currently plays in contemporary ethics and action theory. While there is no consensus in this volume about how we should understand the details of practical truth, there is a strong consensus that this concept will be valuable to those who are sympathetic to the idea that living well for a human being necessarily involves a specifically practical form of knowledge and wisdom. Practical truth has the potential to help us mark the difference between knowing the good and doing the good--a difference we are all know well.

Edited by: Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Jennifer A Frey (University of Tulsa)
Imprint: OUP India
ISBN: 9780197634394
ISBN 10: 0197634397
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Frey is E. B. McFarlin Chair in Philosophy at The University of Tulsa. He works primarily on the history of ancient Greek philosophy with an emphasis on Aristotle's natural philosophy and metaphysics. In addition, he also works on the philosophy of perception and mind, metaphysics, and the philosophy of action. Jennifer A. Frey is the inaugural Dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa and Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Her academic research is primarily on topics in moral psychology and virtue.