Jonathan Barnes

The Presocratic Philosophers (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Presocratics were the founding fathers of the Western philosophical tradition, and the first masters of rational thought. This volume provides a comprehensive and precise exposition of their arguments, and offers a rigorous assessment of their contribution to philosophical thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 728
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134965137
• Artikelnr.: 42827648

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Barnes

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Preface to the Revised Edition. Note to Citations. PROLOGUE. 1.
The Springs of Reason 2. Anaximander on Nature 3. Science and Speculation
4. The Natural Philosophy of Heraclitus 5. The Divine Philosophy of
Xenophanes 6. Pythagoras and the Soul 7. The Moral Law 8. The Principles of
Human Knowledge THE SERPENT. 9. Parmenides and the Objects of Inquiry 10.
Being and Becoming 11. Stability and Change 12. Zeno: Paradox and Plurality
13. Zeno: Paradox and Progression 14. The Ports of Knowledge Closed
PARADISE REGAINED. 15. The Ionian Revival 16. Anaxagoras and the Nature of
Stuffs 17. The Corpuscularian Hypothesis 18. Philolaus and the Formal Cause
19. The Logic of Locomotion 20. The Neo-Ionian World Picture 21. The
Sophists 22. De Anima 23. Conduct Unbecoming 24. The Bounds of Knowledge
EPILOGUE. 25. The Last of the Line Appendix A Sources. Appendix B
Chronology. Notes. Bibliography (revised 1981). Indexes. Concordance.