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Book SynopsisThe world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? This book examines this question and offers fresh historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
Trade Review"Sedley's argument is subtle and expert... The brilliance of this book is that Sedley lets the Greeks talk to us and, surprisingly, we can understand what they're saying." Nature "The scholarly book [Sedley] has written is golden." -- Jonathan Barnes London Review Of Books "An exemplary study of Greek philosophy, sweeping in vision and exquisite in detail." -- Alexander Nehamas Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "An extraordinarily engaging book... Bold." Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) "[An] authoritative study by the world's leading expert in the field." Journal Of Hellenic Stds "This is an important and timely volume." Reports Of The National Center For Science Education
Table of ContentsPreface 1 Anaxagoras 2 Empedocles 3 Socrates 4 Plato 5 The Atomists 6 Aristotle 7 The Stoics Epilogue: A Galenic Perspective Bibliography General Index Index Locorum
