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Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology / Charles H. Kahn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1960]Copyright date: ©1960Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231903349
  • 9780231878227
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 113 18
LOC classification:
  • B208.Z7 K3 1960
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Printing -- Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citation -- Bibliographical Note -- Introduction -- The Documentary Evidence for Anaximander's Views -- Introduction to the Doxography -- The Doxography: Texts and Commentary -- The Cosmology of Anaximander -- I. The Milesian Theory of the Natural World -- II. Elements and Opposites: The Members of the World -- III. Anaximander's Fragment: The Universe Governed by Law -- Conclusion: Milesian Speculation and the Greek Philosophy of Nature -- Appendices -- I. The Usage of the Term ΚΟΣΜΟΣ in Early Greek Philosophy -- II. The AΠEIPON of Anaximander -- Note: The First Greek Prose Treatise -- Indices -- Subjects -- Names and Citations -- Greek Terms
Summary: Reconstructs the pattern of Anaximander's thought, through a criticism and analysis of ancient traditions. Discusses the evidence for Anaximander's views and how this contributed to his observations of the universe.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231878227

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Printing -- Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citation -- Bibliographical Note -- Introduction -- The Documentary Evidence for Anaximander's Views -- Introduction to the Doxography -- The Doxography: Texts and Commentary -- The Cosmology of Anaximander -- I. The Milesian Theory of the Natural World -- II. Elements and Opposites: The Members of the World -- III. Anaximander's Fragment: The Universe Governed by Law -- Conclusion: Milesian Speculation and the Greek Philosophy of Nature -- Appendices -- I. The Usage of the Term ΚΟΣΜΟΣ in Early Greek Philosophy -- II. The AΠEIPON of Anaximander -- Note: The First Greek Prose Treatise -- Indices -- Subjects -- Names and Citations -- Greek Terms

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Reconstructs the pattern of Anaximander's thought, through a criticism and analysis of ancient traditions. Discusses the evidence for Anaximander's views and how this contributed to his observations of the universe.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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