Early Greek Philosophy
Penguin Books (2001)
| Abstract | This anthology looks at the early sages of Western philosophy and science who paved the way for Plato and Aristotle and their successors. Democritus's atomic theory of matter, Zeno's dazzling "proofs" that motion is impossible, Pythagorean insights into mathematics, Heraclitus's haunting and enigmatic epigrams-all form part of a revolution in human thought that relied on reasoning, forged the first scientific vocabulary, and laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Jonathan Barnes has painstakingly brought together the surviving Presocratic fragments in their original contexts, utilizing the latest research and a major new papyrus of Empedocles. Translated and edited by Jonathan Barnes. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Philosophy, Ancient | |||||||||
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| Call number | B188.B33 2001 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0140448152 | |||||||||
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