The Founders of Western Thought – The Presocratics A diachronic parallelism between Presocratic Thought and Philosophy and the Natural Sciences /

• Main Author: Vamvacas, Constantine J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ; 257
• Subjects: Philosophy.; History.; Philosophy, Ancient.; Philosophy and science.; Popular works.; Classical Philosophy.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.; History of Philosophy.; Popular Science, general.; History, general.

There are two main points within this book: Firstly, to make the founding and evolution of Western thought accessible to the reflective man of our day, since the spirit of the Presocratics – although it is considered to constitute a true intellectual revolution - remains unknown to the broader commu...