Explaining the cosmos : the Ionian tradition of scientific philosophy / Daniel W. Graham.
Pubblicazione:
Princeton : Princeton university press, c2006.
Descrizione fisica:
XIII, 344 p. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Abbreviations and brief references. 1. The Ionian program 2. Anaximander's principles 3. Anaximenes' theory of change 4. The generating substance theory as an explanatory hypothesis 5. Heraclitus's criticism of Ionian philosophy 6. Parmenides' criticism of Ionian philosophy 7. Anaxagoras and Empedocles: Eleatic pluralists 8. The elemental substance theory as an explanatory hypothesis 9. The atomist reform 10. Diogenes of Apollonia and material monism 11. The Ionian legacy. References. Index locorum. General index
