{"product_id":"plato-etc-roy-bhaskar-9780415563710","title":"Plato Etc: Problems of Philosophy and Their Resolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this concise text, Roy Bhaskar sets out to diagnose, explain and resolve the \"problems of philosophy\". \u003cem\u003ePlato Etc.\u003c\/em\u003e reviews all the main areas of the subject: the theory of knowledge and philosophy of science; the philosophy of logic and language; the philosophies of space, time and causality; the philosophy of the social and life sciences and of dialectic; ethics, politics and aesthetics; and the history and sociology of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the issues discussed are the problems of induction and universals, the question of relativism, Heidegger's \"scandal of philosophy\" (the search for a proof of the reality of the external world), the nature of moral truth and the conundrum of free will and determinism. The last two chapters consist of a synoptic account of the development of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratics to poststructuralism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlato Etc.\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to revindicate the philosophical project, and to demonstrate that the author's \"dialectical critical realism\" has the categorical power to remedy the problem fields of philosophy. The book serves both as a critical introduction to philosophy and as an invaluable resource for the scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Bhaskar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415563712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415563710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Roy Bhaskar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136099758335,"sku":"9780415563710","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d985d876-0c57-4aaa-a71f-5d4d864e4a35.jpg?v=1770160507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plato-etc-roy-bhaskar-9780415563710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}