Introduction to Presocratics ：A Thematic Approach to Early Greek Philosophy with Key Readings

Publication subTitle ：A Thematic Approach to Early Greek Philosophy with Key Readings

Author： Giannis Stamatellos  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9781118217580

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780470655030

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780470655023

Subject： B502.1 希腊奴隶制形成时期（公元前7~前6世纪）

Language： ENG

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Introduction to Presocratics presents a succinct introduction to Greek thinkers of the 6th and 5th century BCE and a thematic exploration of the topics and enquiries opened by these first philosophers and scientists of the Western tradition.

  • Offers a concise, thematically organized introduction to the Presocratics
  • Includes a previously unpublished translation of the main fragments of the Presocratics by Classics scholar Rosemary Wright
  • Covers key figures including Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes of Miletus, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and Democritus
  • Supplemented with helpful features including a timeline, map of the ancient world, glossary of terms, and index of proper names

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  1 – 9

Preface

pp.：  9 – 10

Chronology

pp.：  10 – 13

Reference Guide to the Presocratics

pp.：  13 – 14

Map: The Eastern Mediterranean in the Sixth and Fifth Century bce

pp.：  14 – 16

1: INTRODUCTION

pp.：  16 – 17

2: THE PHILOSOPHERS

pp.：  17 – 25

3: PRINCIPLES

pp.：  25 – 35

4: COSMOS

pp.：  35 – 47

5: BEING

pp.：  47 – 57

6: SOUL

pp.：  57 – 68

7: KNOWLEDGE

pp.：  68 – 78

8: ETHICS

pp.：  78 – 87

9: CONCLUSION

pp.：  87 – 96

Appendix A: Translation of the Main Fragments

pp.：  96 – 98

Appendix B: The Presocratic Sources

pp.：  98 – 132

Appendix C: The Presocratic Legacy

pp.：  132 – 135

Glossary of Greek Terms

pp.：  135 – 147

Glossary of Philosophical Terms

pp.：  147 – 150

Bibliography

pp.：  150 – 157

Index

pp.：  157 – 167

LastPages

pp.：  167 – 178

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