The first philosophers the presocratics and sophists
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
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- Book
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- The first philosophers the presocratics and sophists / translated with commentary by Robin Waterfield
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- Oxford world's classics
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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- Waterfield, Robin, 1952-
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- Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Select Bibliography; Note on the Texts; Timeline; THE PRESOCRATICS; The Milesians: Thales of Miletus, Anaximander of Miletus, Anaximenes of Miletus; Xenophanes of Colophon; Heraclitus of Ephesus; Parmenides of Elea; Zeno of Elea; Melissus of Samos; Pythagoras of Croton and Fifth-century Pythagoreanism; Anaxagoras of Clazomenae; Empedocles of Acragas; The Atomists: Leucippus of Abdera, Democritus of Abdera; Diogenes of Apollonia; THE SOPHISTS; Protagoras of Abdera; Gorgias of Leontini; Prodicus of Ceos; Hippias of Elis
Antiphon the SophistThrasymachus of Chalcedon; Euthydemus and Dionysodorus of Chios; Double Arguments; Anonymous and Miscellaneous Texts; Explanatory Notes; Textual Notes; Concordance with Diels/Kranz; Index of Translated Passages; A; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; S; T; X - Summary:
- These first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. This is a unique and invaluable collection of the works of the Presocratics and the Sophists. Waterfield brings together the works of these early thinkers with brilliant new translation and exceptional commentary. This is the ideal anthology for the student of this increasingly appreciated field of classical philosophy. - ;The first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. Aristotle said that philosophy begi
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- English
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- English
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- 1 online resource
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936953494202486
- ISBN:
- 0-19-160506-9
1-280-68010-5
9786613657039
0-19-159247-1 - OCLC Number:
- 712015968
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