The Enduring Significance of Parmenides: Unthinkable Thought by Raymond Tallis (

Description: The Enduring Significance of Parmenides by Raymond Tallis, Professor Raymond Tallis Parmenides of Elea is regarded as an important Presocratic philosopher. He is famous, or notorious, for asserting that change, movement, generation and perishing are illusions arising from our senses, that past and future do not exist, and that the universe is a single, homogeneous, static sphere. This book explores the limits of Parmenides ideas. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Parmenides of Elea is widely regarded as the most important of the Presocratic philosophers and one of the most influential thinkers of all time. He is famous, or notorious, for asserting that change, movement, generation and perishing are illusions arising from our senses, that past and future do not exist, and that the universe is a single, homogeneous, static sphere. This picture of the world is not only contrary to the experience of every conscious moment of our lives, it is also unthinkable, since thoughts themselves are events that come into being and pass away.In this important new book, Raymond Tallis critically examines Parmenides conclusions and argues that, although his views have had a huge influence, they are in fact the result of a failure to allow for possibility, for what-might-be, which neither is nor is not. Without possibility, there is neither truth nor falsehood. Tallis explores the limits of Parmenides ideas, his influence on Plato and, through him, Aristotle and finally, why Parmenides is still relevant today. Author Biography Raymond Tallis was Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester, UK and is now Visiting Professor at St Georges Hospital Medical School, University of London. In 2000 he was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and has received numerous awards throughout his career. In addition to more than 250 medical publications, he has also published a novel, three volumes of poetry and over a dozen books on philosophy, literary theory, art and cultural criticism. He has written for the Times Literary Supplement, The Times, the London Reveiw of Books, PN Review and Prospect. His philosophy publications include Not Saussure (Macmillan, 1995), A Conversation with Heidegger (Palgrave, 2002), and a trilogy on human consciousness, The Hand (2003), I Am (2004) and The Knowing Animal (2005), all published by Edinburgh University Press. He has received honorary degrees from the Universities of Hull (LittD, 1997) and Manchester (DLitt, 2002) for his contributions to philosophy and, in 2004, was identified by Prospect magazine as one of the top 100 public intellectuals in the UK. Table of Contents Introduction1. The Strange Dawn of Western Thought2. The Existence of What-is-Not3. Knowledge Encounters Itself4. Why Parmenides Happened5. Parmenides Footnotes: Plato and Aristotle6. Parmenides Today Promotional An important new reading of the importance of Parmenides, widely regarded as the most influential of the Presocratic philosophers. Long Description Parmenides of Elea is widely regarded as the most important of the Presocratic philosophers and one of the most influential thinkers of all time. He is famous, or notorious, for asserting that change, movement, generation and perishing are illusions arising from our senses, that past and future do not exist, and that the universe is a single, homogeneous, static sphere. This picture of the world is not only contrary to the experience of every conscious moment of our lives, it is also unthinkable, since thoughts themselves are events that come into being and pass away. In this important new book, Raymond Tallis critically examines Parmenides conclusions and argues that, although his views have had a huge influence, they are in fact the result of a failure to allow for possibility , for what-might-be, which neither is nor is not. Without possibility, there is neither truth nor falsehood. Tallis explores the limits of Parmenides ideas, his influence on Plato and, through him, Aristotle and finally, why Parmenides is still relevant today. > Promotional "Headline" An important new reading of the importance of Parmenides, widely regarded as the most influential of the Presocratic philosophers. Details ISBN082649952X Author Professor Raymond Tallis Short Title ENDURING SIGNIFICANCE OF PARME Series Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy Language English ISBN-10 082649952X ISBN-13 9780826499523 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 182.3 Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence Manchester, ENK Subtitle Unthinkable Thought DOI 10.1604/9780826499523 Series Number 6 UK Release Date 2007-11-29 NZ Release Date 2007-11-29 Translated from English Pages 258 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-11-29 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2007-11-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:18461274;

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