There is another interpretation of the earliest concepts of matter that sees matter as composed of powers or characters/powers (dunameis). See Heidel (1906); Cherniss (1935, 1951); Mourelatos (1973). This kind of theory comes up in ...
Explaining the Cosmos is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates.
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Clear and engaging, this book covers a representative selection of major ancient thinkers, movements, and schools of thought, including the Sophists and other significant Presocratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, the ...
This book presents some of the most recent trends and developments in Presocratic scholarship.
This book presents some of the most recent trends and developments in Presocratic scholarship.
This book presents some of the most recent trends and developments in Presocratic scholarship.