Introduction to Presocratics
A Thematic Approach to Early Greek Philosophy with Key Readings
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ancient
| Author: | Giannis Stamatellos | ISBN: | 9781118217597 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | March 2, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Giannis Stamatellos |
| ISBN: | 9781118217597 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | March 2, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Introduction to Presocratics presents a succinct introduction to Greek thinkers of the 6th and 5th century BCE and a thematic exploration of the topics and enquiries opened by these first philosophers and scientists of the Western tradition.
- Offers a concise, thematically organized introduction to the Presocratics
- Includes a previously unpublished translation of the main fragments of the Presocratics by Classics scholar Rosemary Wright
- Covers key figures including Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes of Miletus, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and Democritus
- Supplemented with helpful features including a timeline, map of the ancient world, glossary of terms, and index of proper names
Introduction to Presocratics presents a succinct introduction to Greek thinkers of the 6th and 5th century BCE and a thematic exploration of the topics and enquiries opened by these first philosophers and scientists of the Western tradition.
- Offers a concise, thematically organized introduction to the Presocratics
- Includes a previously unpublished translation of the main fragments of the Presocratics by Classics scholar Rosemary Wright
- Covers key figures including Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes of Miletus, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and Democritus
- Supplemented with helpful features including a timeline, map of the ancient world, glossary of terms, and index of proper names
