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Pre-Socratic Philosophers and Scientists

Author : Paul F. Kisak
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533309853
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Pre-Socratic Philosophers and Scientists written by Paul F. Kisak and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-Socratic philosophy is ancient Greek philosophy before Socrates (and includes schools contemporary to Socrates that were not influenced by him). In Classical antiquity, the Presocratic philosophers were called physiologoi ( in English, physical or natural philosophers). Aristotle called them physikoi ("physicists", after physis, "nature") because they sought natural explanations for phenomena, as opposed to the earlier theologoi (theologians), whose philosophical basis was supernatural. Diogenes Laërtius divides the physiologoi into two groups, Ionian and Italiote, led by Anaximander and Pythagoras, respectively. It may sometimes be difficult to determine the actual line of argument some Presocratics used in supporting their particular views. While most of them produced significant texts, none of the texts has survived in complete form. All that is available are quotations by later philosophers (often biased) and historians, and the occasional textual fragment.The Pre-socratic philosophers rejected traditional mythological explanations of the phenomena they saw around them in favor of more rational explanations. These philosophers asked questions about "the essence of things."* From where does everything come?* From what is everything created?* How do we explain the plurality of things found in nature?* How might we describe nature mathematically?Others concentrated on defining problems and paradoxes that became the basis for later mathematical, scientific and philosophic study.Later philosophers rejected many of the answers the early Greek philosophers provided, but continued to place importance on their questions. Furthermore, the cosmologies proposed by them have been updated by later developments in science.This book outlines the history and contributions of 38 major pre-socratic philosophers and scientists.

The Concept of Presocratic Philosophy

Author : André Laks
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691191484
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Concept of Presocratic Philosophy written by André Laks and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we talk about Presocratic philosophy, we are speaking about the origins of Greek philosophy and Western rationality itself. But what exactly does it mean to talk about “Presocratic philosophy” in the first place? How did early Greek thinkers come to be considered collectively as Presocratic philosophers? In this brief book, André Laks provides a history of the influential idea of Presocratic philosophy, tracing its historical and philosophical significance and consequences, from its ancient antecedents to its full crystallization in the modern period and its continuing effects today. Laks examines ancient Greek and Roman views about the birth of philosophy before turning to the eighteenth-century emergence of the term “Presocratics” and the debates about it that spanned the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He analyzes the intellectual circumstances that led to the idea of Presocratic philosophy—and what was and is at stake in the construction of the notion. The book closes by comparing two models of the history of philosophy—the phenomenological, represented by Hans-Georg Gadamer, and the rationalist, represented by Ernst Cassirer—and their implications for Presocratic philosophy, as well as other categories of philosophical history. Other figures discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Nietzsche, Max Weber, and J.-P. Vernant. Challenging standard histories of Presocratic philosophy, the book calls for a reconsideration of the conventional story of early Greek philosophy and Western rationality.

The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy

Author : Professor of Philosophy Patricia Curd
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195146875
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy written by Professor of Philosophy Patricia Curd and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2008-10-27 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook brings together leading international scholars to study the diverse figures, movements, and approaches that constitute presocratic philosophy. The study presents interpretations and evaluations of the Presocratics' accomplishments, from Thales to the sophists and from theology to science.

Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers

Author : Kathleen Freeman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674035010
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers by : Kathleen Freeman

Download or read book Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers written by Kathleen Freeman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a complete translation of the fragments of the pre-Socratic philosophers given in the fifth edition of Diels, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker.

Science before Socrates

Author : Daniel Graham
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199959781
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Science before Socrates written by Daniel Graham and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Science before Socrates, Daniel W. Graham argues against the belief that the Presocratic philosophers did not produce any empirical science and that the first major Greek science, astronomy, did not develop until at least the time of Plato. Instead, Graham proposes that the advances made by Presocratic philosophers in the study of astronomy deserve to be considered as scientific contributions.

Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Catherine Osborne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192840940
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Catherine Osborne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-22 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and thematic treatment of early Greek philosophy, this work discusses the invention of western philosophy - the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe.

Philosophy Before Socrates

Author : Richard D. McKirahan
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603846026
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy Before Socrates written by Richard D. McKirahan and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1994, Richard McKirahan's Philosophy Before Socrates has become the standard sourcebook in Presocratic philosophy. It provides a wide survey of Greek science, metaphysics, and moral and political philosophy, from their roots in myth to the philosophers and Sophists of the fifth century. A comprehensive selection of fragments and testimonia, translated by the author, is presented in the context of a thorough and accessible discussion. An introductory chapter deals with the sources of Presocratic and Sophistic texts and the special problems of interpretation they present. In its second edition, this work has been updated and expanded to reflect important new discoveries and the most recent scholarship. Changes and additions have been made throughout, the most significant of which are found in the chapters on the Pythagoreans, Parmenides, Zeno, Anaxagoras, and Empedocles, and the new chapter on Philolaus. The translations of some passages have been revised, as have some interpretations and discussions. A new Appendix provides translations of three Hippocratic writings and the Derveni papyrus.

The First Philosophers

Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019953909X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The First Philosophers written by Robin Waterfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. This is a unique and invaluable collection of the works of the Presocratics and the Sophists. Waterfield brings together the works of these early thinkers with brilliant new translation and exceptional commentary. This is the ideal anthology for the student of this increasingly appreciated field of classical philosophy.

The Presocratics and the Supernatural

Author : Andrew Gregory
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 147250416X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book The Presocratics and the Supernatural written by Andrew Gregory and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationship between magic, philosophy and the investigation of nature in presocratic Greece. Did the presocratic thinkers, often praised for their rejection of the supernatural, still believe in gods and the divine and the efficacy of magical practices? Did they use animism, astrology, numerology and mysticism in their explanations of the world? This book analyses the evidence in detail and argues that we need to look at each of these beliefs in context.

The Pre-Socratics

Author : Alexander P.D. Mourelatos
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400863201
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Pre-Socratics written by Alexander P.D. Mourelatos and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection introduces readers to some of the most respected Pre-Socratic scholarship of the twentieth century. It includes translations of important works from European scholars that were previously unavailable in English and incorporates the major topics and approaches of contemporary scholarship. Here is an essential book for students and scholars alike. "Students of the Pre-Socratics must be grateful to Mourelatos and his publishers for making these essays available to a wider public."--T. H. Irwin, American Journal of Philology "Mourelatos is a superb editor, and teaching Pre-Socratics in the future with this collection on the reading list will not only be easier but also better."--Jorgen Mejer, The Classical World "The editor has done his work judiciously. It would be difficult to devise a better balance between different parts of the subject."--Edward Hussey, Archives internationales d'histoire des sciences "[This book] will undoubtedly become an indispensable aid for beginning and advanced students of the Pre-Socratics."--David E. Hahm, Isis Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Presocratic Reflexivity: The Construction of Philosophical Discourse C. 600-450 B.C.

Author : Barry Sandywell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134853483
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Presocratic Reflexivity: The Construction of Philosophical Discourse C. 600-450 B.C. written by Barry Sandywell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third volume of Logological Investigations Sandywell continues his sociological reconstruction of reflexive thought with reference to pre-Socratic philosophy and science and their socio-political context.

The Pre-Platonic Philosophers

Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252025594
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Pre-Platonic Philosophers written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roughly formulating many of the themes he later developed at length, Nietzsche sketches concepts such as the will to power, eternal recurrence, and self-overcoming and links them to specific pre-Platonics." "This translation, complete with Nietzsche's own extensive sidenotes and philological citations, is accompanied by a prologue, introductory essay, and extensive translator's commentary.".

The Presocratics

Author : Philip Wheelwright
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781973730576
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Presocratics written by Philip Wheelwright and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PresocraticsBy Philip Wheelwright

The Founders of Western Thought – The Presocratics

Author : Constantine J. Vamvacas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402097913
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Founders of Western Thought – The Presocratics written by Constantine J. Vamvacas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There can be little doubt that the Greek tradition of philosophical criticism had its main source in Ionia. . . It thus leads the tradition which created the rational or scienti?c attitude, and with it our Western civilization, the only civilization, which is based upon science (though, of course, not upon science alone). Karl Popper, Back to the Presocratics Harvard University physicist and historian of Science, Gerald Holton, coined the term “Ionian Enchantment”, an expression that links the idea back in the 6th c- tury B. C. to the ancient Ionians along the eastern Aegean coast, while capturing its fascination. Approximately within a seventy- ve year period (600–525 B. C. ) -a split second in the history of humanity- the three Milesian thinkers, Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes, without plain evidence, but with an unequalled power of critical abstraction and intuition, had achieved a true intellectual re- lution; they founded and bequeathed to future generations a new, unprecedented way of theorizing the world; it could be summarized in four statements: beneath the apparent disorder and multiplicity of the cosmos, there exists order, unity and stability; unity derives from the fundamental primary substratum from which the cosmos originated; this, and, consequently, the cosmic reality, is one, and is based not on supernatural, but on physical causes; they are such that man can - vestigate them rationally. These four statements are neither self-evident nor se- explanatory.

The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy

Author : Patricia Curd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199722447
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy written by Patricia Curd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-27 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. a new kind of thinker appeared in Greek city-states, dedicated to finding the origins of the world and everything in it, using observation and reason rather than tradition and myth. We call these thinkers Presocratic philosophers, and recognize them as the first philosophers of the Western tradition, as well as the originators of scientific thinking. New textual discoveries and new approaches make a reconsideration of the Presocratics at the beginning of the twenty-first century especially timely. This handbook brings together leading international scholars to study the diverse figures, movements, and approaches that constitute Presocratic philosophy. More than a survey of scholarship, this study presents new interpretations and evaluations of the Presocratics' accomplishments, from Thales to the sophists, from theology to science, and from pre-philosophical background to their influence on later thinkers. Many positions presented here challenge accepted wisdom and offer alternative accounts of Presocratic theories. This handbook includes chapters on the Milesians (Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes), Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, the Pythagoreans, the atomists, and the sophists. Special studies are devoted to the sources of Presocratic philosophy, oriental influences, Hippocratic medicine, cosmology, explanation, epistemology, theology, and the reception of Presocratic thought in Aristotle and other ancient authors.

Studies in Presocratic Philosophy Volume 1

Author : David Furley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315511517
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Studies in Presocratic Philosophy Volume 1 written by David Furley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected in this volume are some of the most important articles published on the philosophy of the Greeks before Socrates. They cover: The nature of Presocratic thought The sources of our knowledge of the Presocratics The earliest philosophers up to Heraclitus

The First Philosophers

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Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191605069
Total Pages : 401 pages
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Download or read book The First Philosophers written by and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-09-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. Aristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the world should be comprehensible. But their enterprise was by no means limited to this proto-scientific task. Through, for instance, Heraclitus' enigmatic sayings, the poetry of Parmenides and Empedocles, and Zeno's paradoxes, the Western world was introduced to metaphysics, rationalist theology, ethics, and logic, by thinkers who often seem to be mystics or shamans as much as philosophers or scientists in the modern mould. And out of the Sophists' reflections on human beings and their place in the world arose and interest in language, and in political, moral, and social philosophy. This volume contains a translation of all the most important fragments of the Presocratics and Sophists, and of the most informative testimonia from ancient sources, supplemented by lucid commentary. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.