Truth and Truthfulness
Truth and Truthfulness by Bernard Williams is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Bloomberg, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedWilliams's late masterwork takes on a fashionable academic skepticism about truth's very existence, and does so by refusing the usual weapons of straight argument in favor of a Nietzschean genealogy — a speculative history of how humans came to care about accuracy and sincerity at all. The result reads as dense but never showy, aimed equally at deflating both the naive realist's overconfidence and the postmodern skeptic's nihilism.
In the press
“Elegance and subtlety are the hallmarks of Bernard Williams's philosophical style.”
A.C. Grayling, Literary Review
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | 0.80 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.68 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.68 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Truth and Truthfulness on?
Truth and Truthfulness appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Bloomberg.
What is its Consensus Score?
Truth and Truthfulness has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.