The Greek cosmologists volume 1 : The formation of the atomic theory and its earliest critics

by: Furley, D.

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The Greek cosmologists. Vol. 1, The formation of the atomic theory and its earliest critics

Author:David J. Furley

Summary:This book is for anyone interested in the history of science and philosophy, even if they have no specialized knowledge of Greek philosophy.

Contents:
Preface; 1. Two pictures of the world; 2. The judgement of Socrates; 3. The beginning in Miletus; 4. Two philosophical critics: Heraclitus and Parmenides; 5. Pythagoras, Parmenides, and later cosmology; 6. Anaxagoras; 7. Empedocles and the invention of elements; 8. Later Eleatic critics; 9. Leucippus and Democritus; 10. The cosmos of the Atomists; 11. The anthropology of the Atomists; 12. Plato's criticisms of the materialists; 13. Aristotle's criticisms of the materialists; Bibliography; Index of passages; General index.

viii, 220 pages ; 23 cm

The Greek cosmologists volume 1 : The formation of the atomic theory and its earliest critics

by: Furley, D.

• ISBN-13: 9780521034975 / 978-0-521-03497-5
• ISBN-03: 0521034973 / 0-521-03497-3
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006

Price: 45,76 EURO

1 copy in stock