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The World of Parmenides
By Karl Popper
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'I hope that these essays may illustrate the thesis that all history is or should be the history of problem situations, and that in following this principle we may further our understanding of the Presocratics and other thinkers of the past. The essays also try to show the greatness of the early Greek philosophers, who gave Europe its philosophy, its science, and its humanism.' - Karl Popper, from the preface
The World of Parmenides is a brilliant exploration of the complexity of ancient Greek thought and science by one of the twentieth century's leading philosophers. It reveals the great importance of Presocratic philosophy to Popper's thought as a whole and shows the profound enlightenment he experienced reading not only Parmenides but the wider world of Greek science and philosophy including Xenophanes and Heraclitus.
Edited by Arne F. Petersen, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
386
Release Date:
2012-04-30
Publication Date:
2012-04-26
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0415518792
ISBN13:
9780415518796
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Weight:
585 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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