Presocratic Philosophy - A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

Generations of philosophers, both ancient and modern, have traced their inspiration back to the Presocratics. Part of the fascination stems from the fact that little of what they wrote survives. Here Osborne invites her readers to dip their toes into the fragmentary remains of thinkers from Thales to Pythagoras, Heraclitus to Protagoras, and to try to reconstruct the moves that they were making, to support stories that Western philosophers and historians of philosophy like to tell about their past.

This book covers the invention of western philosophy: introducing to us the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe.

General

Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Very Short Introductions Series
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	Catherine Osborne
Dimensions:	178 x 111 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-284094-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-19-284094-0
Barcode:	9780192840943

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