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Time and Necessity in Parmenides Author:
Carlos Montemayor Romo de Vivar
ISBN: 1-59232-005-8
Format: Paperback, 64pp
Publication Date: September, 2006
Price: $9.95 4ADD
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The idea that time imposes order on the
universe seems a very obvious and intuitive one. However, in what
sense is time related to order? Is it related to any notion of order
we might have (religious, political, scientific)? In this book,
Carlos Montemayor Romo de Vivar explains how time, for the ancients,
involved a particular kind of order that reflected their cultural
convictions. This conception of time, the author argues, was
transformed and enriched by the Pre-Socratic philosophers. He
focuses on a Pre-Socratic text which, he claims, is at the center of
this momentous revolution in our understanding of how time relates
to order and necessity: Parmenides’ poem.
This text is intended for a general audience.
Although it is mainly an interpretation of Parmenides’ poem it
serves as a brief, yet illustrative, introduction to the philosophy
of the ancient Greeks. The author is convinced that Greek philosophy
should not be constrained to academic circles, but rather that it
should be transmitted to the public in general. Thinking is a public
affair that should not be replaced by the impenetrable jargon of the
specialist. Thinking publicly may be, given the current
ultra-specialization of multiple areas of knowledge, something we
need to learn. Hopefully this, and other attempts to engage the
public into philosophical and scientific inquiries, will help
alleviate the present situation.
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