{"product_id":"presocratic-philosophy-paperback-1","title":"Presocratic Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerations of philosophers, both ancient and modern, have traced their inspiration back to the Presocratics. Part of the fascination stems from the fact that little of what they wrote survives. Here Osborne invites her readers to dip their toes into the fragmentary remains of thinkers from Thales to Pythagoras, Heraclitus to Protagoras, and to try to reconstruct the moves that they were making, to support stories that Western philosophers and historians of philosophy like to tell about their past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book covers the invention of western philosophy: introducing to us the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, \u003cstrong\u003eVery Short Introductions \u003c\/strong\u003eoffer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Osborne\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, Norwich (since 2003), Reader in the School of Archaeology, Classics, and Oriental Studies at the University of Liverpool from 2000 to 2003, and before that Reader in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wales, Swansea. Her publications include \u003cem\u003eRethinking Early Greek Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e (1987) and \u003cem\u003eEros Unveiled: Plato and the God of Love\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), as well as the chapter on Heraclitus in the \u003cem\u003eRoutledge History of Philosophy, Volume 1\u003c\/em\u003e and many articles on a wide range of issues in Ancient Philosophy from the Presocratics to the Early Christian period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 6.9 x 4.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345104781561,"sku":"9780192840943","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bDZidVVpSGJjMkRwUXhackV2TnlmZz09_4446718b-10f2-460b-9e71-18381ddd6283.webp?v=1769742377","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/presocratic-philosophy-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}