{"product_id":"the-presocratic-philosophers-9780415050791","title":"The Presocratic Philosophers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Presocratics were the founding fathers of the Western philosophical tradition, and the first masters of rational thought. This volume provides a comprehensive and precise exposition of their arguments, and offers a rigorous assessment of their contribution to philosophical thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  Preface to the Revised Edition.  Note to Citations.  PROLOGUE. 1. The Springs of Reason  2. Anaximander on Nature  3. Science and Speculation  4. The Natural Philosophy of Heraclitus  5. The Divine Philosophy of Xenophanes  6. Pythagoras and the Soul  7. The Moral Law 8. The Principles of Human Knowledge  THE SERPENT.  9. Parmenides and the Objects of Inquiry  10. Being and Becoming  11. Stability and Change 12. Zeno: Paradox and Plurality  13. Zeno: Paradox and Progression 14. The Ports of Knowledge Closed  PARADISE REGAINED.  15. The Ionian Revival 16. Anaxagoras and the Nature of Stuffs 17. The Corpuscularian Hypothesis  18. Philolaus and the Formal Cause  19. The Logic of Locomotion 20. The Neo-Ionian World Picture  21. The Sophists  22. De Anima  23. Conduct Unbecoming  24. The Bounds of Knowledge  EPILOGUE. 25. The Last of the Line  Appendix A Sources.  Appendix B Chronology. Notes.  Bibliography (revised 1981).  Indexes. Concordance.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018104734039,"sku":"9780415050791","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415050791.jpg?v=1750775647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-presocratic-philosophers-9780415050791","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}