Published December 23, 1996
by Princeton University Press .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Contributions | Daniel W. Graham (Editor) |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 800 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL7756501M |
| ISBN 10 | 0691019398 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780691019390 |
This book deals with the establishment of the idea of a supreme being in Hellenic religion as a result of the philosophical search for a fundamental principle that can explain the universe. After showing how that search was launched by the Pre-Socratics, he looks in Cited by: Wide-ranging concept studies link Greek science, religion, and politics with philosophy. Individual studies illuminate the thought of major philosophers such as Heraclitus, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, and Democritus. A magisterial series of studies on Zeno of Elea reveals the author's power in source criticism and logical analysis/5(19). Studies in Greek Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, and their tradition. Gregory Vlastos () was one of the twentieth century's most influential scholars of ancient philosophy. Over a span of more than fifty years, he published essays and book reviews that established his place as a leading authority on early Greek philosophy. Wide-ranging concept studies link Greek science, religion, and politics with philosophy. Individual studies illuminate the thought of major philosophers such as Heraclitus, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, and Democritus. A magisterial series of studies on Zeno of Elea reveals the author's power in source criticism and logical analysis.
Wide-ranging concept studies link Greek science, religion, and politics with philosophy. Individual studies illuminate the thought of major philosophers such as Heraclitus, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, and Democritus. A magisterial series of studies on Zeno of Elea reveals the author’s power in source criticism and logical analysis. Besides serving as an essential text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek philosophy and in the history of science, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers with interests in philosophy, theology, the history of ideas and of the ancient world, and indeed to anyone who wants an authoritative account of the Presocratics. Studies in Greek Philosophy, Volume II by Gregory Vlastos, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.5/5(4). The author has assembled material from the ancient Greek world and the world of ancient India and systematically demonstrated the interchange of ideas and mutual influence"— Professor Christopher Chapple, Indologist, author of Karma and Cited by:
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