Introduction to presocratics
a thematic approach to Early Greek philosophy with key readings
- ISBN: 9780470655030
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Fecha de la edición: 2012
- Lugar de la edición: Chichester. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 176
- Idiomas: Inglés
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 * Offers a concise, thematically organized introduction to the Presocratics* Includes a previously unpublished translation of the main fragments of the Presocratics by Classics scholar Rosemary Wright* Covers key figures including Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes of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.
