Stamatellos Introduction to Presocratics

A Thematic Approach to Early Greek Philosophy with Key Readings
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-21758-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, E-Book

Introduction to Presocratics presents a succinct introduction toGreek thinkers of the 6th and 5th century BCE and a thematicexploration of the topics and enquiries opened by these firstphilosophers and scientists of the Western tradition.
* Offers a concise, thematically organized introduction to thePresocratics
* Includes a previously unpublished translation of the mainfragments of the Presocratics by Classics scholar RosemaryWright
* Covers key figures including Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenesof Miletus, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Parmenides and Zenoof Elea, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and Democritus
* Supplemented with helpful features including a timeline, map ofthe ancient world, glossary of terms, and index of propernames

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stamatellos, Giannis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface viii
Chronology xi
Reference Guide to the Presocratics xii
Map: The Eastern Mediterranean in the Sixth and Fifth Century bce xiv
1 Introduction 1
2 The Philosophers 9
3 Principles 19
4 Cosmos 31
5 Being 41
6 Soul 52
7 Knowledge 62
8 Ethics 71
9 Conclusion 80
Appendix A: Translation of the Main Fragments 82
Appendix B: The Presocratic Sources 116
Appendix C: The Presocratic Legacy 119
Glossary of Greek Terms 131
Glossary of Philosophical Terms 134
Bibliography 141
Index 151

Über Autor(innen)

Giannis Stamatellos is Post Doctoral Researcher at the Center for Neoplatonic Virtue Ethics at the University of Copenhagen. He is the author of Plotinus and the Presocratics (2007).