Presocratic Philosophy(English, Paperback, Rowett Catherine)

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Presocratic Philosophy(English, Paperback, Rowett Catherine) is written by Rowett Catherine and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0192840940 (ISBN 10) and 9780192840943 (ISBN 13).

Generations of philosophers, both ancient and modern, have traced their inspiration back to the Presocratics. Part of the fascination stems from the fact that little of what they wrote survives. Here Osborne invites her readers to dip their toes into the fragmentary remains of thinkers from Thales to Pythagoras, Heraclitus to Protagoras, and to try to reconstruct the moves that they were making, to support stories that Western philosophers and historians of philosophy like to tell about their past. This book covers the invention of western philosophy: introducing to us the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe. Salient Features Invites the reader to dip their toes into the fragmentary remains of thinkers from Thales to Pythagoras and Heraclitus to Protagoras A thematic rather than chronological treatment of early Greek philosophy Book begins with the finding of the new papyrus of a fragment of Empedocles' poem Leads the reader to a responsible handling of sample source material Focuses on questions rather than survey Reinterprets aspects of the usual account such as the role of the Sophists, and later interpretations of thinkers such as Heraclitus Engages with the new papyrus of Empedocles Invites the reader to responsible handling of sample source material