Early Greek Philosophy by Jonathan Barnes (English) Paperback Book

Description: Early Greek Philosophy by Jonathan Barnes Collects works that form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A key anthology of early Western thoughtThe 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. Zenos 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 vocabulary and way of reasoning. Author Biography 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 Companion to Aristotle (1995), and The PreSocreatic Philosophers (1979). Table of Contents Part 1: precursors; Thales; Anaximander; Anaximenes; Pythagoras; Alcmaeon; Xenophanes; Heraclitus. Part II: Parmenides; Melissus; Zeno. Part III: Empedocles; fifth-century Pythagoreanism; Hippasus; Philolaus; Ion of Chios; Hippo; Anaxagoras; Archelaus; Leucippus; Democritus; Diogenes of Apollonia. Details ISBN0140448152 Short Title EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY 2/E Series Penguin Classics Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0140448152 ISBN-13 9780140448153 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2002 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations index Translator Jonathan Barnes Edited by Jonathan Barnes Birth 1942 Tag pengblackclassics Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140448153 UK Release Date 2002-09-26 Translated from Greek Author Jonathan Barnes Pages 336 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2002-09-26 Replaces 9780140444612 DEWEY 180 Audience General NZ Release Date 2003-02-09 AU Release Date 2003-02-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:530200;

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