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The Western tradition of philosophy began in Greece with a cluster of thinkers often called the Presocratics. All these thinkers are discussed in this volume both as individuals and collectively in chapters on specific topics. Table of Contents The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy by Long, A.A. (Editor) Terms of Use Contributors p. vii Preface p. xi Source abbreviations p. xv Lives and writings of the early Greek philosophers p. xvii Chronology p. xxix Map p. xxxi 1 The scope of early Greek philosophy A.A. Long p. 1 2 Sources Jaap Mansfeld p. 22 3 The beginnings of cosmology Keimpe Algra p. 45 4 The Pythagorean tradition Carl A. Huffman p. 66 5 Heraclitus Edward Hussey p. 88 6 Parmenides and Melissus David Sedley p. 113 7 Zeno Richard D. Mckirahan Jr. p. 134 8 Empedocles and Anaxagoras: Responses to Parmenides Daniel W. Graham p. 159 9 The atomists C.C.W. Taylor p. 181 10 Rational theology Sarah Broadie p. 205 11 Early interest in knowledge J.H. Lesher p. 225 12 Soul, sensation, and thought Andre Laks p. 250 13 Culpability, responsibility, cause: Philosophy, historiography, and medicine in the fifth century Mario Vegetti p. 271 14 Rhetoric and relativism: Protagoras an

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Author
Anthony A. Long
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9780511222634
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Philosophy, Social Science, Humanities
Rating
4 / 5 (30 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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