Osborne, Catherine
Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780192840943
- author:
- Osborne, Catherine
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 168
- Dimensions:
- 112mm X 174mm
- Genre:
- Ancient Western philosophy to c 500
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
This book introduces the key figures and ideas of Western philosophy's earliest phase, known as the Presocratics. It explores how our understanding of these ancient thinkers has been shaped by later sources.
The story of the discovery of a new papyrus fragment is used to illustrate how early philosophers' writings have been pieced together from incomplete remains. Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus and Protagoras are among those whose ideas are examined in this book.
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