Studies in Greek Philosophy, Volume I: The Presocratics
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Studies in Greek Philosophy, Volume I: The Presocratics
By (Author) Gregory Vlastos
Edited by Daniel W. Graham
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
25th March 1997
United States
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Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
180
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Paperback
424
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
595g
Description
Gregory Vlastos (1907-1991) was one of 20th century's most influential scholars of ancient philosophy. This volume collects Vlastos's essays on Presocratic philosophy. Wide-ranging concept studies link Greek science, religion, and politics with philosophy. Individual studies illuminate the major philosophers such as Heraclitus, Parmenides, Anaxagoras and Democritus. It also includes a series of studies on Zeno of Elea. Princeton University Press are offering a reduced price of #26.00 / US$37.50 for the set of two volumes
Reviews
"This collection of essays and papers by Gregory Vlastos constitutes a fitting memorial to his remarkable career... It is convenient, useful, and instructive to have them within these volumes. A valuable acquisition."--Choice "This well-edited collection of thirty-six essays is ... a great boon to students of pre-Aristotelian philosophy... The clarity of argument allows for fruitful use by anyone with a keen interest in ancient thought."--Times Literary Supplement
Author Bio
At the time of his death, Gregory Vlastos was Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley. He was the author of the well-known book Platonic Studies (Princeton). Daniel Graham is Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University and is the author of Aristotle's Two Systems.
