The Third City (Routledge Revivals)

Philosophy at War with Positivism

Borna Bebek

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Routledge
12 June 2015

Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Routledge Revivals

The Third City, first published in 1982, offers an innovative response to the troubled relationship between Western philosophy, as it has been conducted since the Renaissance, and the everyday lives of the communities in which we live. Bebek contends that the model of philosophical reflection is to be found in Plato’s dialogues, which, rather than simply describing utopia through a series of abstract ‘concepts’, were instead designed to impel the learner towards a recognition of the true nature of reality – as much a ‘self-recognition’ as an understanding of the world ‘out there’. Thus, in order to revive the spirit of true philosophy, it is necessary to avoid both the false extremes of idealism and materialism, and to allow ethics once more to merge with epistemology.

This title presents an exposition of this ethically based philosophy, allowing the very human insights of Plato to illumine the diverse problems of today.

By: Borna Bebek
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780415749701
ISBN 10: 0415749700
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 12 June 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Aspect and Concept 1. Dialectic 2. Errors of Positivism 3. The Critique of Concepts 4. A New Materialism 5. Plato’s Parmenides; Part II: The Third City 7. Law of the Heart 8. The Ideal World 9. Division of Labour 10. The Vision of the City; Part III: Mythos 11. The Fall 12. Curing the City 13. The City as the Temple 14. Reconciliation; Conclusion; Epilogue I. The Barefoot Philosopher II. Immortality III. Sentiment; Bibliography; Index

Borna Bebek