A Study of Dialectic in Plato's Parmenides

Sanday, Eric/ Russon, John (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0810134853 / ISBN 13: 9780810134850

Published by Northwestern Univ Pr, 2016

reprint edition. 228 pages. 9.00x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 0810134853

Synopsis:

In this book, Eric Sanday boldly demonstrates that Plato’s “theory of forms” is true, easy to understand, and relatively intuitive. Sanday argues that our chief obstacle to understanding the theory of forms is the distorting effect of the tacit metaphysical privileging of individual things in our everyday understanding. For Plato, this privileging of things that we can own, produce, exchange, and through which we gain mastery of our surroundings is a significant obstacle to philosophical education. The dialogue’s chief philosophical work, then, is to destabilize this false privileging and, in Parmenides, to provide the initial framework for a newly oriented account of participation. Once we do this, Sanday argues, we more easily can grasp and see the truth of the theory of forms.

About the Author:

Eric Sanday is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Kentucky.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Study of Dialectic in Plato's Parmenides
Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New