An Essay on Anaxagoras

Paperback Engels 2007 9780521042611
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In Aristotle's view, Anaxagoras stood out from the other Presocratics as a sober man among the incoherent. This book explores the fragmentary evidence both for Anaxagoras' concept of mind - to which Aristotle was particularly referring - and for his subtle, complex and elusive theory of matter and change. It is concerned with two aspects of his writing in particular: its comparatively high ratio of dogmatic assertion to argument, and a pervasive ambiguity or indeterminacy in the presentation of Anaxagoras' philosophical theses. The problems posed by Anaxagoras' work are examined not only by means of philosophical comparison with what survives of other Presocratics, but in the light of the development of the prose book as a vehicle for the communication of ideas in early Greece. A book for the scholar of ancient philosophy.

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ISBN13:9780521042611
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:200

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Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Mind; 2. Primordial mixture; 3. Unlimited smallness; 4. Seeds, portions and opposites; Notes; Bibliography; Index of passages; Index of Greek terms; General index.

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