{"product_id":"9781848900363","title":"Non-Contradiction","description":"Larry Powers' Non-contradiction is an engaging, innovative,\u003cbr\u003eand delightful book. It re-tells the story of Greek philosophy from the novel starting point that Parmenides, Plato and\u003cbr\u003eAristotle took their primary philosophical task to be the defence of the principle of non-contradiction.\u003cbr\u003eIn the course of nine chapters devoted to ancient Western philosophy we see Powers as the ally of the Greeks, and we get the impression that he sees their project even more clearly than they did.\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes a substantial chapter that takes on the challenge of explaining the importance of Hegel to modern analytical philosophers, and another chapter that compares our logical ways with those of ancient Indian and Chinese thinkers, such as Dignaga and Chuang Tsu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with Powers' exposition of the history of philosophy is a primer on his own meta-philosophy, a theory devoted to the analysis and resolution of philosophical disagreements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially those with an interest in logic and metaphysics will want to study this book: throughout, the argumentation is original, insightful, provocative, persistent and stimulating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"College Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043291840752,"sku":"9781848900363","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848900363_p0.jpg?v=1763750087","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848900363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}