N. J. Enfield is professor of linguistics at the University of Sydney. His award-winning research on how language influences the ways we think and act has been published widely in linguistics, anthropology and cognitive science, as well as in the media. He is a member of the Fighting Truth Decay research node at the Charles Perkins Centre.
“Everyone claims to care about truth – yet surprisingly few are really dedicated to pursuing it, which requires not just freedom but virtues like integrity, self-discipline, and humility. Nick Enfield explains how each of us can become a better truth-seeker – and, in doing so, become a better person, too.” Jonathan Rauch, Brookings Institution ""Truth needs its champions these days, and N. J. Enfield rises to the challenge. This punchy volume reveals what truth is, how best to go about finding it, and why it's okay if we never perfectly achieve it. A bracing corrective at a time when truth is being called into question more than ever."" Sean Carroll, Johns Hopkins University