{"id":1856,"date":"2011-02-27T15:24:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T23:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2023-01-23T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:17:14","slug":"1856","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1856","title":{"rendered":"What We Can&#8217;t Not Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revised and Expanded Edition<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/book-jubd-whatcantnotknow.jpg\" alt=\"What We Can't Not Know\" class=\"wp-image-11093\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\">J. Budziszewski. What We Can&#8217;t Not Know. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, 315 pp. ISBN\/UPC: 9781586174811<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publisher&#8217;s Description<\/strong><br>In this new revised edition of his groundbreaking work, Professor J. Budziszewski questions the modern assumption that moral truths are unknowable. With clear and logical arguments he rehabilitates the natural law tradition and restores confidence in a moral code based upon human nature.&nbsp; <em>What We Can&#8217;t Not Know<\/em> explains the rational foundation of what we all really know to be right and wrong and shows how that foundation has been kicked out from under western society. Having gone through stages of atheism and nihilism in his own search for truth, Budziszewski understands the philosophical and personal roots of moral relativism. With wisdom born of both experience and rigorous intellectual inquiry, he offers a firm foothold to those who are attempting either to understand or to defend the reasonableness of traditional morality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revised and Expanded Edition J. Budziszewski. What We Can&#8217;t Not Know. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, 315 pp. ISBN\/UPC: 9781586174811 Publisher&#8217;s DescriptionIn this new revised edition of his groundbreaking work, Professor J. Budziszewski questions the modern assumption that moral truths are unknowable. 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