Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Description
What would Plato make of Google, brain scans, modern politics, and the rapidly changing ways we understand morality and knowledge? In this lively blend of intellectual history, philosophical inquiry, and imagined dialogue, Plato encounters contemporary thinkers and everyday debates, from religion and child-rearing to sexuality, science, and the meaning of life. These thought-provoking exchanges reveal how ancient questions remain embedded in modern arguments—and why technology and expertise cannot replace the work of reasoned reflection. With the clarity of a philosopher and the imagination of a novelist, the book makes philosophy vivid, relevant, and impossible to dismiss as a relic of the past.
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paperback
Pantheon
Published Jan 1, 2014
459 pages
ISBN: 9780307378194
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First Published
2014
Language
eng
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