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The Crane's Walk: Plato, Pluralism, and the Inconstancy of Truth by Barris: Used
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- Condition
- Book Title
- The Crane's Walk: Plato, Pluralism, and the Inconstancy of Truth
- Publication Date
- 2009-04-15
- Pages
- 360
- ISBN
- 9780823229130
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Crane's Walk : Plato, Pluralism, and the Inconstancy of Truth
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Social, Epistemology, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, General, Ancient & Classical
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Fordham University Press
ISBN-10
0823229130
ISBN-13
9780823229130
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66701239
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Crane's Walk : Plato, Pluralism, and the Inconstancy of Truth
Subject
Social, Epistemology, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, General, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-037467
Reviews
Barris' command of Plato scholarship is notable for its breadth as well as its thoroughness and relevance to detail., Barris' command of Plato scholarship is notable for its breadth as well as its thoroughness and relevance to detail. -----Peter Manchester, Stony Brook University, An absolutely astonishing and original book. -----Daniel Boyarin, University of California, Berkeley, Barris seeks to prove that a certain contradiction pertains to the nature of truth and that this is perfectly in order: that one can conceive and live in the context of a plurality of standpoints, each with different standards for truth, while the truth of each is also entirely unaffected by the truth of others...Recommended. Argues that Plato deliberately displayed faults in his theory of ideas. An absolutely astonishing and original book.-Daniel Boyarin
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
121
Synopsis
In The Crane's Walk, Jeremy Barris seeks to show that we can conceive and live with a pluralism of standpoints with conflicting standards for truth--with the truth of each being entirely unaffected by the truth of the others. The longest tradition of Plato scholarship identifies crucial faults in Plato's theory of Ideas. Barris argues that Plato deliberately displayed those faults, because he wanted to demonstrate that basic kinds of error or illogic have dimensions that are crucial to establishing truth. These dimensions legitimate a paradoxical coordination of logically incompatible conceptions of truth. He also emphasizes the importance of the nonargumentative features of the dialogues: their drama, myths, fictions, anecdotes, and humor. Today, communities are torn apart by conflicts among a host of different pluralist and absolutist commitments. The positions developed in this book can contribute perspectives for resolving these conflicts in ways that all sides can recognize as reasonable and fair., In The Crane's Walk, Jeremy Barris seeks to show that we can conceive and live with a pluralism of standpoints with conflicting standards for truth--with the truth of each being entirely unaffected by the truth of the others. He argues that Plato's work expresses this kind of pluralism, and that this pluralism is important in its own right, whether or not we agree about what Plato's standpoint is. The longest tradition of Plato scholarship identifies crucial faults in Plato's theory of Ideas. Barris argues that Plato deliberately displayed those faults, because he wanted to demonstrate that basic kinds of error or illogic have dimensions that are crucial to the establishing of truth. These dimensions legitimate a paradoxical coordination of logically incompatible conceptions of truth. Connecting this idea with emerging currents of Plato scholarship, he emphasizes, in addition to the dialogues' arguments, the importance of their nonargumentative features, including drama, myths, fictions, anecdotes, and humor. These unanalyzed nonargumentative features function rigorously, as a lever with which to examine the enterprise of rational argument itself, without presupposing its standards or illegitimately assimilating any position to the standards of another. Today, communities are torn apart by conflicts within and between a host of different pluralist and absolutist commitments. The possibility developed in this book-a coordination of absolute and relative truth that allows an understanding of some relativist and some absolutist positions as being fully legitimate and as capable of existing in a relation to their opposites-may contribute to perspectives for resolving these conflicts., In The Crane's Walk, Jeremy Barris seeks to show that we can conceive and live with a pluralism of standpoints with conflicting standards for truth--with the truth of each being entirely unaffected by the truth of the others. He argues that Plato's work expresses this kind of pluralism, and that this pluralism is important in its own right, whether or not we agree about what Plato's standpoint is.The longest tradition of Plato scholarship identifies crucial faults in Plato's theory of Ideas. Barris argues that Plato deliberately displayed those faults, because he wanted to demonstrate that basic kinds of error or illogic have dimensions that are crucial to the establishing of truth. These dimensions legitimate a paradoxical coordination of logically incompatible conceptions of truth. Connecting this idea with emerging currents of Plato scholarship, he emphasizes, in addition to the dialogues' arguments, the importance of their nonargumentative features, including drama, myths, fictions, anecdotes, and humor. These unanalyzed nonargumentative features function rigorously, as a lever with which to examine the enterprise of rational argument itself, without presupposing its standards or illegitimately assimilating any position to the standards of another.Today, communities are torn apart by conflicts within and between a host of different pluralist and absolutist commitments. The possibility developed in this book-a coordination of absolute and relative truth that allows an understanding of some relativist and some absolutist positions as being fully legitimate and as capable of existing in a relation to their opposites-may contribute to perspectives for resolving these conflicts.
LC Classification Number
BD171.B26 2008
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