Background
Campbell, Richard James was born on January 18, 1939 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Albert Tebbutt and Eileen Beryl (Saunders) Campbell.
(In this scholarly but non-technical book, Campbell elucid...)
In this scholarly but non-technical book, Campbell elucidates the concept of truth by tracing its history, from the ancient Greek idea that truth is timeless, unchanging, and free from all relativism, through the seventeenth-century crisis which led to the collapse of that idea, and then on through the emergence of historical consciousness to the existentialist, sociological, and linguistic approaches of our own time. He gives a scholarly but vivid and economical exposition of the views of a remarkably wide range of thinkers, always showing how their ideas engage with our contemporary concerns. He argues that current problems with truth arise from the way differing past conceptions continue to resound in our contemporary use of the word, and suggests that we must formulate a new conception of truth that is compatible with awareness that human existence is finite and contingent--with awareness of our own historicity.
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philosopher pro-vice-chancellor
Campbell, Richard James was born on January 18, 1939 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Albert Tebbutt and Eileen Beryl (Saunders) Campbell.
Bachelor, University Sydney, 1959. Bachelor's Degree, University Sydney, 1963. Master of Arts, University Sydney, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1972.
Minister, Presbyterian Church, Glebe, Australia, 1961-1965; teaching fellow, U. Sydney, 1965; tutor, Magdalen College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1966-1967; lecturer philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, 1967-1972; senior lecturer philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, 1972-1979; reader philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, 1980-1993; dean faculty of arts, Australian National U., Canberra, 1990-1994; professor philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, since 1993; pro-vice chancellor, Australian National U., Canberra, since 1994.
(In this scholarly but non-technical book, Campbell elucid...)
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Chairman Australian Capital Terrace Schools Authority, Canberra, 1979-1985, member working commission on Australian Capital Terrace College Proposals, Canberra, 1971-1973. Member Australian Capital Terrace Interim T.A.F.E. Authority, Canberra, 1975-1976. Fellow Australian College Education.
Married Mathilda Wilhelmina Jeannetta Van Wijk, August 13, 1960 (divorced September 1980). Children: Peter Malcolm, Michael Ian. Married Petronella Bernardina Maria Kuhnapfel, June 25, 1989.