The Presocratics and the Supernatural : Magic, Philosophy and Science in Early Greece.

This book examines the relationship between magic, philosophy and the investigation of nature in presocratic Greece. Did the presocratic thinkers, often praised for their rejection of the supernatural, still believe in gods and the divine and the efficacy of magical practices? Did they use animism,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gregory, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
Pre-Socratic philosophers > Greece.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Supernatural.
Présocratiques > Grèce.
Philosophie ancienne.
Surnaturel.
supernatural.
Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500.
History of science.
Philosophy > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Philosophy, Ancient
Pre-Socratic philosophers
Supernatural
Greece
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FC; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Plato and Aristotle; 3 The Milesian Philosophers; 4 The Hippocratic On the Sacred Disease; 5 The Hippocratic On Regimen; 6 Xenophanes and Others: More Natural Explanation; 7 Pythagoras and the Early Pythagoreans; 8 The Early P ythagoreans and Numerology; 9 Empedocles; 10 Leucippus and Democritus; 11 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Locorum; Index of Names; General Index.

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