A Study of Dialectic in Plato's Parmenides |
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| Author:
| Sanday, Eric |
| Editor:
| Russon, John |
| Series title: | Rereading Ancient Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-3007-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More Description 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.