{"product_id":"the-price-of-truth-marcel-hnaff-9780804760829","title":"The Price of Truth: Gift, Money, and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan exchange bring us together? Are there any physical or intangible goods that escape the logic of the marketplace? Is there a relationship between truth--the very purpose of philosophy--and money? Does truth have a price? Contrary to the Sophists, who demanded payment in return for their expertise, Socrates spoke for free. He had to do so, according to Aristotle, because knowledge cannot be measured--though he could accept gifts in return.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, we expect artists and intellectuals to be compensated for their labors. But is giving merely a form of exchange that was replaced by commerce? Anthropological investigation shows that the issue lies elsewhere: to give is \u003ci\u003eto recognize in order to be recognized\u003c\/i\u003e. It is to seal an alliance, to give \u003ci\u003eoneself\u003c\/i\u003e in what is given. Gifting raises further questions regarding the nature of sacrifice and the extent to which this last involves debt or grace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, H駭aff addresses these topics in turn, arguing that the relationship established by the gift lies at the core of the social bond. What emerges is a theory of culture and community formation that accounts for the structural patterns of traditional, political, and market-dominated societies. Crucial here is the idea that gifting and marketplace exchange are incommensurable. The latter, which involves money and contracts, has its own economic, political, and ethical necessity. The gift, though, always raises the ethical question of reciprocal recognition, a radical imperative to respect and be respected. Money has the power to threaten this requirement and break the bond that unites us. Why? To answer is to understand how the--priceless--price of truth is inseparable from that of dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcel H駭aff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804760829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804760829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 69","brand":"Marcel H駭aff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947220304127,"sku":"9780804760829","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_14dc9e23-4560-40d7-b335-d1fd12f0c1c0.jpg?v=1681517438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-price-of-truth-marcel-hnaff-9780804760829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}