ISBN: 9780804760812

Can 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 philos… Plus…

Can 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. Today, 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 to recognize in order to be recognized. It is to seal an alliance, to give oneself in what is given. Gifting raises further questions regarding the nature of sacrifice and the extent to which this last involves debt or grace. In The Price of Truth, Hénaff 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. Trade Books>Hardcover>Social Sciences>Anthropology>Anthropology, Stanford University Press Core >2<

2010, ISBN: 0804760810

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[EAN: 9780804760812], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: STANFORD UNIV PR], PHILOSOPHY SOCIAL SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY CULTURAL &, Without stigmatizing commercial activity, this book takes a philosophical and anthropological look at the universe of the gift, debt, and money in the West from ancient Greece to the present in order to examine how and why knowledge has long been assumed t., Books<

2010, ISBN: 0804760810

[EAN: 9780804760812], Neubuch, [PU: STANFORD UNIV PR], PHILOSOPHY SOCIAL SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY CULTURAL &, Without stigmatizing commercial activity, this book takes a philosophical and ant… Plus…

[EAN: 9780804760812], Neubuch, [PU: STANFORD UNIV PR], PHILOSOPHY SOCIAL SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY CULTURAL &, Without stigmatizing commercial activity, this book takes a philosophical and anthropological look at the universe of the gift, debt, and money in the West from ancient Greece to the present in order to examine how and why knowledge has long been assumed t., Books<

ISBN: 9780804760812

*The Price of Truth: Gift Money and Philosophy* / gebundene Ausgabe für 179.49 € / Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Philosophie Medien > Bücher nein Buch (gebunden) Bücher > Wissens… Plus…

*The Price of Truth: Gift Money and Philosophy* / gebundene Ausgabe für 179.49 € / Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Philosophie Medien > Bücher nein Buch (gebunden) Bücher > Wissenschaft > Philosophie, STANFORD UNIV PR<

2010, ISBN: 9780804760812

Gift, Money, and Philosophy, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Stanford University Press], Stanford University Press, 2010