{"product_id":"neo-pre-platonic-naturalism-eli-adam-deutscher-9781971183039","title":"Neo-Pre-Platonic Naturalism: A First-Principles Framework for Reality, Mind, and Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Rigorous First-Principles Derivation of Mind, Meaning, and Morality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Problem: The Fragmented Age\u003c\/strong\u003e We live in an era of intellectual silos. Science describes a purposeless mechanical universe, while philosophy struggles to ground objective values in a relativistic world. The result is the \"Is-Ought\" problem: a fatal disconnect between the facts of reality and the meaning of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Solution: A Return to the Source\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNeo-Pre-Platonic Naturalism\u003c\/em\u003e (NPN) offers a comprehensive reconstruction of philosophical inquiry. It does not merely argue for a solution; it derives one. By reclaiming the lost precision of the Greek lexicon and applying the rigor of modern systems engineering, this treatise heals philosophy's oldest divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt demonstrates, through strict axiomatic logic, how a physical cosmos (\u003cstrong\u003eArche\u003c\/strong\u003e) lawfully gives rise to a conscious navigator (\u003cstrong\u003eNous\u003c\/strong\u003e) through the mechanics of evolutionary time. This \"Diachronic Turn\" replaces the static snapshots of modern analytic philosophy with a dynamic, process-based understanding of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe System: What This Treatise Delivers\u003c\/strong\u003e This is not a collection of essays; it is a unified, \"air-tight\" system. Over 350 pages, the work systematically reconstructs the foundations of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetaphysics: \u003c\/strong\u003e Introduces the \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Zero Principle (GZP)\u003c\/strong\u003e to resolve foundational paradoxes in logic and mathematics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEpistemology: \u003c\/strong\u003e Grounds knowledge not in abstract theory, but in \u003cstrong\u003eSomatic Logos\u003c\/strong\u003e-the embodied capacity to detect truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthics: \u003c\/strong\u003e Finally resolves the Is-Ought distinction by defining \u003cstrong\u003eHorme\u003c\/strong\u003e (striving) as the bridge between biological fact and moral obligation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSynthesis: \u003c\/strong\u003e Harmonizes the logical rigor of Western Naturalism with the experiential depths of \u003cstrong\u003eTaoism and Buddhism\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Format\u003c\/strong\u003e Written for the serious student and the independent thinker, this volume is typeset in a custom, high-readability format designed for deep study. It includes specific appendices for cross-referencing Eastern traditions and modern scientific data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Invitation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNeo-Pre-Platonic Naturalism\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a book; it is a toolkit for navigation. For those tired of the noise and seeking the signal, this work provides the logical ground to stand on-and the tools to build from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eli Adam Deutscher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971183032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971183039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neo-Pre-Platonic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Eli Adam Deutscher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520219066623,"sku":"9781971183039","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_653068b6-4336-4072-830a-561a5f1b98ad.jpg?v=1778741448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neo-pre-platonic-naturalism-eli-adam-deutscher-9781971183039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}