Seeking Perfection: A Dialogue About the Mind, the Soul, and What it Means to be

Description: Seeking Perfection by Matt J. Rossano How would Socrates and Plato react to a modern world where secularism and religious fundamentalism are growing while the gap between the human mind and animal mind is narrowing? Using some creative license mixed with real history, science, and philosophy, Seeking Perfection addresses that question FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How would Socrates and Plato react to a modern world where secularism and religious fundamentalism are growing while the gap between the human mind and animal mind is narrowing? Using some creative license mixed with real history, science, and philosophy, Seeking Perfection addresses that question. Matt J. Rossano uses a narrative/dialogue format to superimpose on modern times ancient Greeces two most eminent philosophers, along with its government and culture.The story begins with Platos daring escape from Sicily, where he tutored Dionysius II in philosophy. On board his homebound ship, Plato recounts his experiences in Sicily. In this narrative, the intellectual difference between practical rewards and the pursuit of ideals provides the basis for a series of dialogue on science, secularism, religion, and the uniqueness of the human mind.Upon the ships arrival home, Platos mentor, Socrates, is arrested and his trial provides the venue for the books final dialogue. The final dialogue serves as a counterweight to the earlier ones. Rossano begins and ends with a philosopher imprisoned by his views, indicative of one of its main messages: the true philosopher uses a well-disciplined mind and the best knowledge of the day to get as close to the truth as possible. In doing so, he invariably gets into trouble. This imaginatively constructed tale will absorb those interested in what the philosophical masters might say about todays world. Author Biography Matt J. Rossano is professor of psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University, USA. He has authored or co-authored over seventy scholarly papers, book chapters, commentaries, reviews, and online essays and is the author of three previous books. Table of Contents AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1 The Philosopher Escapes 2 They Argued about Power 3 From Categories to Perfections 4 From Synthesis to Dialectic 5 From Dialectic to Skill to the Greater Good 6 All the Marbles 7 The Philosopher Escapes, AgainEpilogueIndex Details ISBN1412856086 Author Matt J. Rossano Short Title SEEKING PERFECTION Language English ISBN-10 1412856086 ISBN-13 9781412856089 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-09-30 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2015-09-30 NZ Release Date 2015-09-30 US Release Date 2015-09-30 UK Release Date 2015-09-30 Subtitle A Dialogue About the Mind, the Soul, and What it Means to be Human Pages 214 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Alternative 9781412856782 DEWEY 120 Audience General Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161354647;

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