Explaining the cosmos the Ionian tradition of scientific philosophy / Daniel W. Graham.

Author/creator Graham, Daniel W.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 344 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents The Ionian program -- Anaximander's principles -- Anaximenes' theory of change -- The generating substance theory as an explanatory hypothesis -- Heraclitus's criticism of Ionian philosophy -- Parmenides' criticism of Ionian philosophy -- Anaxagoras and Empedocles : Eleatic pluralists -- The elemental substance theory as an explanatory hypothesis -- The atomist reform -- Diogenes of Apollonia and material monism -- The Ionian legacy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-325) and indexes.
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LCCN 2006922883
ISBN0691125406
ISBN9780691125404

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