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Special Section: Revisiting “Truth” in an Era of “Post-Truth”

Truth in a Post-Truth World: Transcendence and the Essence of Mattering

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Pages 511-536 | Received 08 Oct 2019, Accepted 19 Nov 2019, Published online: 17 Feb 2020

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