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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.
The Nevada Review is a journal dedicated to Nevada: it aims to
enhance understanding of the state as a geographical, social, and
political unit and a microcosm of the West in the broader
historical and political development of the United States.
Recognizing the distinctive geological, environmental, social and
ethnographic characteristics of Nevada, the Review seeks
contributions that examine these features and investigate how they
have contributed to the shape of its political institutions,
demographic profile, and cultural mores. To this end, the Review
encompasses studies from a broad range of disciplines and
perspectives, including, but not limited to, history, political
science, economics, and literary criticism and also accepts
literary contributions of short fiction that concern Nevada, its
people, and their way of life. No unsolicited poetry submissions
are currently being accepted.
The Nevada Review is a journal dedicated to Nevada: it aims to
enhance understanding of the state as a geographical, social, and
political unit and a microcosm of the West in the broader
historical and political development of the United States.
Recognizing the distinctive geological, environmental, social and
ethnographic characteristics of Nevada, the Review seeks
contributions that examine these features and investigate how they
have contributed to the shape of its political institutions,
demographic profile, and cultural mores. To this end, the Review
encompasses studies from a broad range of disciplines and
perspectives, including, but not limited to, history, political
science, economics, and literary criticism and also accepts
literary contributions of short fiction that concern Nevada, its
people, and their way of life.
The Nevada Review is a journal dedicated to Nevada: it aims to
enhance understanding of the state as a geographical, social, and
political unit and a microcosm of the West in the broader
historical and political development of the United States.
Recognizing the distinctive geological, environmental, social and
ethnographic characteristics of Nevada, the Review seeks
contributions that examine these features and investigate how they
have contributed to the shape of its political institutions,
demographic profile, and cultural mores. To this end, the Review
encompasses studies from a broad range of disciplines and
perspectives, including, but not limited to, history, political
science, economics, and literary criticism and also accepts
literary contributions of short fiction that concern Nevada, its
people, and their way of life.
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