The Presocratic Philosophers: A Critical History with a Selection of Texts

Schofield, M., Raven, J. E., Kirk, G. S.

ISBN 10: 0521274559 / ISBN 13: 9780521274555

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1984

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Synopsis:

This book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century BC to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides.

From the Back Cover: Beginning with a long and extensively rewritten introduction surveying the predecessors of the Presocratics, the book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the early sixth century B.C. to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides and the complex physical theories of Anaxagoras and the Atomists in the fifth century. It is based on a selection of some six hundred texts, in Greek and a close English translation which in this edition is given more prominence. These provide the basis for a detailed critical study of the principal individual thinkers of the time.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Presocratic Philosophers: A Critical ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition