{"product_id":"indifference-arguments","title":"Indifference Arguments","description":"In this book Stephen Makin offers a striking new account of some intriguing but neglected arguments - indifference arguments - and of the presocratic atomism underpinned by indifference reasoning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsed by Parmenides, Democritus, Plato, Aristotle and Leibniz as well as some contemporary philosophers, indifference arguments start from claims about a balance of reasons or an absence of asymmetries. While some provide plausible support for surprisingly strong conclusions, others produce no conviction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere, Makin offers an account of indifference arguments and provides answers to such philosophical questions as 'What makes a good piece of indifference reasoning?', 'How do the arguments work?', 'Do they involve claims about metaphysical commitments?'\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe account that is presented of the Democritean atomic theory strongly emphasizes the continuity of atomism with earlier thought. A number of Zeno's arguments are considered, and there is some discussion of other Eleatics. Indifference arguments in other ancient philosophers, such as Anaximander and Aristotle, also receive attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to all those concerned with ancient philosophy and philosophical logic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231996825944,"sku":"9780631178385","price":71.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780631178385.jpg?v=1778547637","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/indifference-arguments","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}