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Early Greek Philosophy (Penguin Classics)
Jonathan Barnes
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Description for Early Greek Philosophy (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Collects works that form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Translator(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-Socratics thinkers lies less in their influence - great though that was - than in their astonishing intellectual ambition and imaginative reach. Zeno's dizzying 'proofs' that motion is impossible; the extraordinary atomic theories of Democritus; the haunting and enigmatic epigrams of Heraclitus; and the maxims of Alcmaeon: fragmentary as they often are, the thoughts of these philosophers seem strikingly modern in their concern to forge a truly scientific ... Read more
The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-Socratics thinkers lies less in their influence - great though that was - than in their astonishing intellectual ambition and imaginative reach. Zeno's dizzying 'proofs' that motion is impossible; the extraordinary atomic theories of Democritus; the haunting and enigmatic epigrams of Heraclitus; and the maxims of Alcmaeon: fragmentary as they often are, the thoughts of these philosophers seem strikingly modern in their concern to forge a truly scientific ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140448153
SKU
V9780140448153
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About Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Geneva. He has held visiting posts at the University of Chicago, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and at the University of Texas. He was also a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. His publications include The Cambridge ... Read more
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