Teaching Plato in Palestine : philosophy in a divided world
Fraenkel, Carlos, 1971-2017
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Teaching Plato in Palestine is part intellectual travelogue, part plea for integrating philosophy into our personal and public life. Philosophical toolkit in tow, Carlos Fraenkel invites readers on a tour around the world as he meets students at Palestinian and Indonesian universities, lapsed Hasidic Jews in New York, teenagers from poor neighborho A global journey showing how philosophy can transform our biggest disagreementsTeaching Plato in Palestine is part intellectual travelogue, part plea for integrating philosophy into our personal and public life. Philosophical toolkit in tow, Carlos Fraenkel invites readers on a tour around the world as he meets students at Palestinian and Indonesian universities, lapsed Hasidic Jews in New York, teenagers from poor neighborhoods in Brazil, and the descendants of Iroquois warriors in Canada. They turn to Plato and Aristotle, al-Ghaz?l? and Maimonides, Spinoza and Nietzsche for help to tackle big questions: Does God exist? Is piety worth it? Can violence be justified? What is social justice and how can we get there? Who should rule? And how shall we deal with the legacy of colonialism? Fraenkel shows how useful the tools of philosophy can be-particularly in places fraught with conflict-to clarify such questions and explore answers to them. In the course of the discussions, different viewpoints often clash. That's a good thing, Fraenkel argues, as long as we turn our disagreements on moral, religious, and philosophical issues into what he calls a "culture of debate." Conceived as a joint search for the truth, a culture of debate gives us a chance to examine the beliefs and values we were brought up with and often take for granted. It won't lead to easy answers, Fraenkel admits, but debate, if philosophically nuanced, is more attractive than either forcing our views on others or becoming mired in multicultural complacency-and behaving as if differences didn't matter at all.
Main title:
Teaching Plato in Palestine : philosophy in a divided world / Carlos Fraenkel ; with a new afterword by the author.
Author:
Fraenkel, Carlos, 1971-, author
Imprint:
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Collation:
xviii, 229 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
"Second printing, first paperback printing, 2017"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691173368 ((paperback))9780691151038 ((cloth))
Dewey class:
100
Language:
English
Subject:
Philosophy -- Study and teachingCultural relationsCultural relationsPhilosophy -- Study and teachingPhilosophySocial & political philosophyPolitical science & theoryPopular philosophyPeace studies & conflict resolutionMemoirsPolitics & governmentPhilosophyEthics & moral philosophyJudaismIslamMiddle East
BRN:
1113114
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Richmond Lending Library | Adult non-fiction | 100 | Available |