Daniel W. Graham Explaining the Cosmos (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Explaining the CosmosCondition: NewSubtitle: The Ionian Tradition of Scientific PhilosophyISBN-10: 0691125406EAN: 9780691125404ISBN: 9780691125404Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 08/06/2006Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 680gAuthor: Daniel W. GrahamGenre: Science Nature & MathTopic: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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