Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy book
Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy book
Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy .Daniel W. Graham
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Author: Daniel W. Graham
Page Count: 368 pages
Published Date: 06 Aug 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Country: New Jersey, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780691125404
File size: 37 Mb
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Explaining the Cosmos is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, Daniel Graham argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. Rather, there is a discernible and unified Ionian tradition that dominates Presocratic debates. Graham rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists" and also the view of the later Ionians as desperately trying to save scientific philosophy from Parmenides' criticisms. In Graham's view, Parmenides plays a constructive role in shaping the scientific debates of the fifth century BC. Accordingly, the history of Presocratic philosophy can be seen not as a series of dialectical failures, but rather as a series of theoretical advances that led to empirical discoveries. Indeed, the Ionian tradition can be seen as the origin of the scientific conception of the world that we still hold today.
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Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy .Daniel W. Graham
Author: Daniel W. Graham
Page Count: 368 pages
Published Date: 06 Aug 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Country: New Jersey, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780691125404
File size: 37 Mb
File Name: Explaining.the.Cosmos.The.Ionian.Tradition.of.Scientific.Philosophy.pdf
Download Link: Explaining the Cosmos The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy
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Explaining the Cosmos is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, Daniel Graham argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. Rather, there is a discernible and unified Ionian tradition that dominates Presocratic debates. Graham rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists" and also the view of the later Ionians as desperately trying to save scientific philosophy from Parmenides' criticisms. In Graham's view, Parmenides plays a constructive role in shaping the scientific debates of the fifth century BC. Accordingly, the history of Presocratic philosophy can be seen not as a series of dialectical failures, but rather as a series of theoretical advances that led to empirical discoveries. Indeed, the Ionian tradition can be seen as the origin of the scientific conception of the world that we still hold today.
Read online Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy Buy Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy Download Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Explaining the Cosmos : The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent