Metaphysics as Rhetoric

Metaphysics as Rhetoric
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781438415499
ISBN-13 : 1438415494
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Book Synopsis Metaphysics as Rhetoric by : Joshua Parens

Download or read book Metaphysics as Rhetoric written by Joshua Parens and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most widely accepted view in the West today, particularly among postmodernists, is that Plato attempted to ground politics on a rational metaphysics and initiated the tradition of foundationalism that has given rise to systems of oppression ranging from racism, sexism, and ethnocentrism to the technological mastery of the earth. Metaphysics as Rhetoric controverts this view, arguing that Plato was not the originator of this metaphysical tradition. Using as a basis the tenth-century Muslim philosopher Alfarabi's interpretation of Plato, especially his Summary of Plato's "Laws", Parens shows that what appears to be Plato's metaphysics was intended as a rhetorical defense of his politics. Parens demonstrates that rather than seek to establish politics on the definitive metaphysical ground, Alfarabi's Plato analyzes politics on its own terms, phenomenologically.


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