The philosophers, historians, and scientists of ancient Greece inaugurated and nourished the tradition of Western thought. This volume, drawn from the reference work Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, gives fresh insight into the originality of major figures and the legacy of important currents of thought.
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The philosophers, historians, and scientists of ancient Greece inaugurated and nourished the tradition of Western thought. This volume, drawn from the reference work Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, gives fresh insight into the originality of major figures and the legacy of important currents of thought.
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Translators' Note Introduction Maps MAJOR FIGURES Anaxagoras Antisthenes Archimedes Aristotle Democritus Empedocles Epicurus Euclid Galen Heraclitus Herodotus Hippocrates Parmenides Plato Plotinus Plutarch Polybius Protagoras Ptolemy Pyrrhon Socrates Thucydides Xenophon Zeno CURRENTS OF THOUGHT The Academy Aristotelianism Cynicism Hellenism and Christianity Hellenism and Judaism The Milesians Platonism Pythagoreanism Skepticism Sophists Stoicism Chronology Contributors Index
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ISBN
9780674021563
Publisert
2003-11-30
Utgiver
Vendor
The Belknap Press
Vekt
553 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
504

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Biographical note

Jacques Brunschwig was Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Emeritus, at Paris-Sorbonne University. Geoffrey E. R. Lloyd succeeded Moses Finley as Master of Darwin College, University of Cambridge. He is the author of numerous works on the classical period, among them Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle; Greek Science after Aristotle; and Magic, Reason, and Experience: Studies in the Origin and Development of Greek Science.