The First Philosophers

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The First Philosophers

Author	: Robin Waterfield
File Size	: 40,5 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 26 March 2009
ISBN	: 9780199539093
Pages	: 401 pages

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The First Philosophers by Robin Waterfield Book PDF Summary

These first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. This is a unique and invaluable collection of the works of the Presocratics and the Sophists. Waterfield brings together the works of these early thinkers with brilliant new translation and exceptional commentary. This is the ideal anthology for the student of this increasingly appreciated field of classical philosophy.

The First Philosophers by Robin Waterfield

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The First Philosophers by Robin Waterfield

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