
The Greek Philosophers
From Thales to Aristotle
W. K. C. Guthrie(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2016
Book
Hardback
174 pages
978-1-138-15310-3 (ISBN)
Description
W.K.C. Guthrie has written a survey of the great age of Greek philosophy - from Thales to Aristotle - which combines comprehensiveness with brevity. Without pre-supposing a knowledge of Greek or the Classics, he sets out to explain the ideas of Plato and Aristotle in the light of their predecessors rather than their successors, and to describe the characteristic features of the Greek way of thinking and outlook on the world. Thus The Greek Philosophers provides excellent background material for the general reader - as well as providing a firm basis for specialist studies.
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'A first rate introductory text.' - Dr J Lester, Reading UnivMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-15310-3 (9781138153103)
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Person
W.K.C. Guthrie was formerly Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the University of Cambridge.
Content
1. Greek ways of thinking, 2. Matter and Form (Ionians and Pythagoreans), 3. The Problem of Motion (Heraclitus, Parmenides and the Pluralists), 4. The Reaction towards Humanism (The Sophists and Socrates), 5. Plato (I) The Doctrine of Ideas, 6. Plato (II) Ethical and Theological Answers to the Sophists, 7. Aristotle (I) The Aristotelian Universe, 8. Aristotle (II) Human Beings, Suggestions for Further Reading, Index.