Presocratics
This general account of the Presocratics introduces the major Greek philosophical thinkers from the sixth to the middle of the fifth century BC. It explores how we might go about reconstructing their views and understanding the motivation and context for their work as well as highlighting the ongoing philosophical interest of their often surprising claims.
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- Full title :Presocratics / James Warren.
Summary
This general account of the Presocratics introduces the major Greek philosophical thinkers from the sixth to the middle of the fifth century BC. It explores how we might go about reconstructing their views and understanding the motivation and context for their work as well as highlighting the ongoing philosophical interest of their often surprising claims.
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- Publication Date:2007.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Acumen
- Place of Publication:Stocksfield
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 224 pages) : : map
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781844653911, 1844653919, 9781317493372, 1317493370, 1317493362, 9781317493365, 1315711915, 9781315711911, 1282943391, 9781282943391, 9786612943393, 6612943394
- DOI:10.4324/9781315711911
- oclc:ocn715185131
- LC Classification:B187.5
- Dewey Decimal:182
Table of Contents
Introduction : reading Presocratic philosophy -- Ionian beginnings -- Xenophanes -- The riddles of Heraclitus -- Parmenides -- Reactions to Parmenides -- Anaxagoras -- Empedocles -- Leucippus and Democritus.
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