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The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Mehmet Tabak argues that Parmenides is ... exclusively a satirical dialogue in which Plato attemp... more Mehmet Tabak argues that Parmenides is ... exclusively a satirical dialogue in which Plato attempts to expose the absurd nature of the doctrines and method of his philosophical opponents. Tabak's accessible, historically-sensitive, and comprehensive account is the first decisive illustration of this view.
Dialectic in Hegel's History of Philosophy
Socialism and Democracy, 2000
... This separation is sanctioned by the normative claims of liberal theory, but not of Hegel, fo... more ... This separation is sanctioned by the normative claims of liberal theory, but not of Hegel, for whom, the state and society are inseparable.22 Liberal theory seeks freedom from the state, whereas Hegel makes the state freedom's precondition. ... 102 Socialism and Democracy ...
Books by Mehmet Tabak
ISBN: 978-1-939873-07-1 (Paperback) ISBN: 979-8-604130-95-7 (Amazon) ISBN: 978-1-939873-09-5 (Har... more ISBN: 978-1-939873-07-1 (Paperback) ISBN: 979-8-604130-95-7 (Amazon) ISBN: 978-1-939873-09-5 (Hardback) ISBN: 978-1-939873-08-8 (E-book) Library of Congress Control Number: 2020901135 Tabak, Mehmet. / Mehmet Tabak p. cm Includes bibliographical references.
This book focuses on the crucial relationship between Hegel’s career and politics. It situates th... more This book focuses on the crucial relationship between Hegel’s career and politics. It situates this relationship within the broader political and historical context of his time. More specifically, it explores Hegel’s unlikely rise to academic prominence during the last decade of his life. Contrary to the contemporary “consensus view,” Tabak documents conclusively that Hegel was a servile apologist for the repressive Prussian state, and that this was the main reason why he became the most famous philosopher in Germany. This book is meticulously researched.
In Parmenides, part I, Socrates defends a theory of Forms (TF) that significantly overlaps with P... more In Parmenides, part I, Socrates defends a theory of Forms (TF) that significantly overlaps with Plato’s middle-period TF. Subsequently, Parmenides submits this TF to a round of criticisms. The popular scholarly wisdom is that Plato, through the mouth of Parmenides, intended to seriously criticize his earlier TF in Parmenides, with which he increasingly became dissatisfied. However, scholars disagree on the precise nature and effectiveness of the presumed self-criticism.
The serious-self-criticism claim is often supported by an unwarranted rationale, which is clearly revealed in a recent article: “Because it appears that Plato thought” the arguments against him were “valid,” “we are justified in searching out whatever assumptions are necessary to justify” these arguments.3 This rationale takes for granted what needs to be proven in the first place. Through a close examination of part I, this chapter concludes that the most fundamental assumption of this rationale should not have been made in the first place—the evidence against the serious-self-criticism assumption is simply too overwhelming. Part I is clearly a satirical display of various objections to the TF, which are invalid, non sequitur reactions to the TF that smack of sophistry.
Hegel's Career and Politics, 2019
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Mehmet Tabak argues that Parmenides is ... exclusively a satirical dialogue in which Plato attemp... more Mehmet Tabak argues that Parmenides is ... exclusively a satirical dialogue in which Plato attempts to expose the absurd nature of the doctrines and method of his philosophical opponents. Tabak's accessible, historically-sensitive, and comprehensive account is the first decisive illustration of this view.
Dialectic in Hegel's History of Philosophy
Socialism and Democracy, 2000
... This separation is sanctioned by the normative claims of liberal theory, but not of Hegel, fo... more ... This separation is sanctioned by the normative claims of liberal theory, but not of Hegel, for whom, the state and society are inseparable.22 Liberal theory seeks freedom from the state, whereas Hegel makes the state freedom's precondition. ... 102 Socialism and Democracy ...
ISBN: 978-1-939873-07-1 (Paperback) ISBN: 979-8-604130-95-7 (Amazon) ISBN: 978-1-939873-09-5 (Har... more ISBN: 978-1-939873-07-1 (Paperback) ISBN: 979-8-604130-95-7 (Amazon) ISBN: 978-1-939873-09-5 (Hardback) ISBN: 978-1-939873-08-8 (E-book) Library of Congress Control Number: 2020901135 Tabak, Mehmet. / Mehmet Tabak p. cm Includes bibliographical references.
This book focuses on the crucial relationship between Hegel’s career and politics. It situates th... more This book focuses on the crucial relationship between Hegel’s career and politics. It situates this relationship within the broader political and historical context of his time. More specifically, it explores Hegel’s unlikely rise to academic prominence during the last decade of his life. Contrary to the contemporary “consensus view,” Tabak documents conclusively that Hegel was a servile apologist for the repressive Prussian state, and that this was the main reason why he became the most famous philosopher in Germany. This book is meticulously researched.
In Parmenides, part I, Socrates defends a theory of Forms (TF) that significantly overlaps with P... more In Parmenides, part I, Socrates defends a theory of Forms (TF) that significantly overlaps with Plato’s middle-period TF. Subsequently, Parmenides submits this TF to a round of criticisms. The popular scholarly wisdom is that Plato, through the mouth of Parmenides, intended to seriously criticize his earlier TF in Parmenides, with which he increasingly became dissatisfied. However, scholars disagree on the precise nature and effectiveness of the presumed self-criticism.
The serious-self-criticism claim is often supported by an unwarranted rationale, which is clearly revealed in a recent article: “Because it appears that Plato thought” the arguments against him were “valid,” “we are justified in searching out whatever assumptions are necessary to justify” these arguments.3 This rationale takes for granted what needs to be proven in the first place. Through a close examination of part I, this chapter concludes that the most fundamental assumption of this rationale should not have been made in the first place—the evidence against the serious-self-criticism assumption is simply too overwhelming. Part I is clearly a satirical display of various objections to the TF, which are invalid, non sequitur reactions to the TF that smack of sophistry.
Hegel's Career and Politics, 2019