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Odifreddi delves into linguistic archaeology, bringing out three different meanings: mathematical truth, already within us (aletheia); that of faith or juridical truth, entrusted to someone to whom power is granted (veritas); scientific truth, lifting the veil that covers reality (apokalypsis). An exciting journey from ancient Egypt, through Greek and Roman tradition, to Christianity and the Middle Ages, until arriving at the surprising concept of modern science, for which truth is apocalypse.