Wit is surpassed only by acumen in this pithy book. Chief objections to physicalism are stated lucidly, and rebutted convincingly. The field is enlivened and even readers who demur will reap.
Ernest Sosa, Departments of Philosophy, Brown University and Rutgers University
An engagingly written, carefully reasoned defence of 'objective truth' as a respectable, even desirable goal and standard.
Barry Allen
The Globe and Mail
True to Life is a passionate demonstration that truth matters; it is strikingly clear and painstakingly reasoned, and ranges from technical work in the philosophy of logic to a discussion of the role of truth-telling in government.
Anthony Gottlieb
The New York Times Book Review
This is an important and timely volume, and philosophy owes Lynch a considerable debt.
Duncan Pritchard
The Philosophers' Magazine
True to Life is a bracing antidote to the disease of postmodern cynicism that renders truth impossible and leaves us with nothing but wind-blown opinion.
Douglas Groothuis
The Denver Post
True to Life...asserts some simple truths about truth; for example, that it's good, [and] that it's worthy of pursuit...
Richard Halicks
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
True to Life performs a major public service. Michael Lynch explains with engaging energy and clarity why the concept of truth matters to a decent public culture. Fully accessible to people without prior philosophical training, the book nonetheless explains serious philosophical debates with considerable sophistication. It will be wonderful for use (and debate) in undergraduate courses in many disciplines, but it is also just good reading for anyone who is interested in unmasking deception and confusion, and who thinks that this activity matters for the health of democracy.
Martha Nussbaum, The University of Chicago
Gold Award Winner for Philosophy in the 2004 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards
