The Presocratic Philosophers
Subtitle: A Critical History with a Selection of Texts
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 24, 1984
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780521274555
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Philosophy; Philosophy / General; Pre-Socratic philosophers
First sentence: In this long preliminary chapter certain ideas are examined which are not truly 'philosophical'; they are mythic rather than rational in kind, but may nevertheless appear as significant preludes to the sort of attempt to explain the world that began with Thales.