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Early Greek Philosophy (Penguin Classic) (1987)
Front Cover Book Details
Author
Jonathan Barnes
Publication Date July 1987
Format Paperback (198 x 129 mm)
Publisher Penguin Books
Language English
Plot
This anthology presents the early sages of Western philosophy and science who paved the way for Plato and Aristotle and their successors. Democritus's atomic theory of matter, Zeno's dazzling "proofs" that motion is impossible, Pythagorean insights into mathematics, Heraclitus's haunting and enigmatic epigrams-all form part of a revolution in human thought that relied on reasoning, forged the first scientific vocabulary, and laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Jonathan Barnes has painstakingly brought together the surviving Presocratic fragments in their original contexts, utilizing the latest research and a newly discovered major papyrus of Empedocles.
Personal Details
Collection Status In Collection
Index 508
Read It Yes
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Product Details
ISBN 0140444610
Cover Price $14.00
Nr of Pages 318
First Edition No
Rare No