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Parmenides, Plato, and mortal philosophy : return from transcendence /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 meta. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (212 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441139108 1441139109 9781472597946 147259794X 9781441166005 1441166009 9781441175199 1441175199 |