The Founders of Western Thought – The Presocratics A diachronic parallelism between Presocratic Thought and Philosophy and the Natural Sciences / by Constantine J. Vamvacas.

There are two main points within this book: Firstly, to make the founding and evolution of Western thought accessible to the reflective man of our day, since the spirit of the Presocratics – although it is considered to constitute a true intellectual revolution - remains unknown to the broader commu...

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Main Author: Vamvacas, Constantine J. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 257
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505 0 |a The Juncture -- to the Presocratics -- Thales of Miletus (ca. 625–546 B.C.) -- Anaximander of Miletus (ca. 610–546 B.C.) -- Anaximenes of Miletus (ca. 585–525 B.C.) -- Pythagoras of Samos (ca. 570–496 B.C.) -- Xenophanes of Colophon (ca. 570–470, B.C. -- Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca. 540–480 B.C.) -- Parmenides of Elea (ca. 515–450 B.C.) -- Empedocles of Acragas (ca. 494–434 B.C.) -- Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (ca. 500–428 B.C.) -- Democritus of Abdera (ca. 460–360 B.C.) -- Epilogue. 
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