W. K. C. Guthrie

The Greek Philosophers

from Thales to Aristotle

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A classic introduction to Greek philosophy by the renowned Cambridge professor, written for those with no prior knowledge of the subject.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Classics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 130mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 206g
• ISBN-13: 9780415522281
• ISBN-10: 0415522285
• Artikelnr.: 35753204

Autorenporträt

W. K. C. Guthrie (1906-1981) was formerly Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and one of the leading classical scholars of his generation. A gifted orator, he was called upon to deliver Latin encomia in honour of figures such as Winston Churchill, Nehru, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Inhaltsangabe

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