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Early Greek Philosophy: The Presocratics and the Emergence of Reason

By Joe McCoy

Book information

Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Year
2012
ISBN
0813221218, 9780813221212, 9780813221229, 0813221226
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1135582 bytes)
Series
Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy 57
Pages
278\278
Time added
2024-03-05 20:31:57

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The scholarly tradition of the Presocratics is the beginning of the "Greek Miracle," the remarkable flowering of arts and sciences in ancient Greece from the 600s to 400s BC. Greek thought turned from pagan religion and the mytho-poetic work of Hesiod and Homer, to inquiry into the natures of things, to the world and our place in it. This tradition, starting with Thales (b. 624 BC) and proceeding through Democritus (d. 370 BC), is the unifying theme of this volume. The contributors, renowned experts in their various fields of philosophy, provide introductions to the Presocratic philosophers and discuss how this philosophical school was appropriated and treated by later philosophers. Joe McCoy opens the volume with a survey of the historical developments within Presocratic philosophy, as well as its subsequent reception. The essays begin with Charles Kahn's account of the role of Presocractic philosophy in classical philosophy. Individual philosophers are then discussed, namely, Anaximander by Kurt Pritzl, Heraclitus by Kenneth Dorter, and Pythagoreans by Carl A. Huffman. Next are chapters on Xenophanes by James Lesher, Parmenides by Alexander P. D. Mourelatos, Empedocles by Patricia Curd, and Anaxagoras by Daniel Graham. The collection concludes with an examination of the reception of the Presocratics in early modern and late modern philosophy by John C. McCarthy and Richard Velkley, respectively. The philosophy of the Presocratics still governs scholarly discussion today. This important volume grapples with a host of philosophical issues and philological and historical problems inherent in interpreting Presocratic philosophers. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Joe McCoy is adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Nevada-Reno. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK "Digs deep into issues that will greatly interest scholars specializing in early Greek thought . . .Recommended." ―Choice

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