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Paperback. An account of the Presocratics, this work 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 philosophical interest of their claims. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298. Series: Ancient Philosophies. 240 pages. An account of the Presocratics, this work 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 philosophical interest of their claims. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight: 298.
The earliest phase of philosophy in Europe saw the beginnings of cosmology and rational theology, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethical and political theory. It saw the development of wide range of radical and challenging ideas: from Thales' claim that magnets have souls and Parmenides' account that there is only one unchanging existent to the development of an atomist theory of the physical world. 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 ... Read more
The earliest phase of philosophy in Europe saw the beginnings of cosmology and rational theology, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethical and political theory. It saw the development of wide range of radical and challenging ideas: from Thales' claim that magnets have souls and Parmenides' account that there is only one unchanging existent to the development of an atomist theory of the physical world. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
305g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Durham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844650927
SKU
V9781844650927
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Ref
99-1
About James Warren
James Warren is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Reviews for Presocratics
An excellent book and a pleasure to read. Readers are encouraged to engage with the judiciously chosen material, and Warren makes the Presocratics stimulating and exciting. An ideal book for an undergraduate class. Stephen Makin, University of Sheffield