The Price of Truth. Gift, Money, Philosophy

In the book “The Price of Truth: Gift, Money, Philosophy,” Marcel Enaf raises the question of whether truth and/or the teaching of its search can be the subject of purchase and sale. To answer this question, the author has to study the concepts of priceless, debt, and grace; investigate the emergence and functions of money; analyze Plato’s dispute with the sophists regarding the fee for teaching wisdom; characterize the status of the merchant in the ancient world; analyze in detail the relationship of gift (starting from their origin in primitive society); consider the emergence of copyright, etc.