Parmenides, Plato and Mortal Philosophy

Parmenides, Plato and Mortal Philosophy

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Adluri, Dr Vishwa
Continuum Publishing Corporation
EAN: 9781441139108
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In a new interpretation of Parmenides'' philosophical poem On Nature, Vishwa Adluri considers Parmenides as a thinker of mortal singularity, a thinker who is concerned with the fate of irreducibly unique individuals.


Adluri argues that the tripartite division of Parmenides'' poem allows the thinker to brilliantly hold together the paradox of speaking about being in time and articulates a tragic knowing: mortals may aspire to the transcendence of metaphysics, but are inescapably returned to their mortal condition. Hence, Parmenides'' poem articulates a "tragic return", i.e., a turn away from metaphysics to the community of mortals. In this interpretation, Parmenides'' philosophy resonates with post-metaphysical and contemporary thought. The themes of human finitude, mortality, love, and singularity echo in thinkers such as Arendt, and Schürmann as well.


Plato, Parmenides and Mortal Philosophy also includes a complete new translation of ''On Nature'' and a substantial overview and bibliography of contemporary scholarship on Parmenides.
EAN 9781441139108
ISBN 1441139109
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavateľ Continuum Publishing Corporation
Dátum vydania 2. decembra 2010
Stránky 240
Jazyk English
Krajina United States
Autori Adluri, Dr Vishwa
Séria Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy