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Author:   Patricia Curd
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781442611634

ISBN 10:   1442611634
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction To the Reader PART I: Fragments and Testimonia The Fragments and their Contexts Notes on the Fragments Testimonia PART II: Essays Essay 1. Anaxagoras’ Life and Work Anaxagoras’ Life - Parmenides and the Response to Eleaticism - Anaxagoras and Later Greek Thought - Anaxagoras in Aristotle Essay 2. The Original Mix and the Seeds The Original Mix - A View between the Expansive and Austere Ontologies - Seeds Essay 3. Everything in Everything Essay 4. Minding Things: The Workings of Nous Understanding Nous - What Things Have To Do With Mind - Minding Things Essay 5: Anaxagorean Science Making a World -Separation Here and Elsewhere -Natural Phenomena Above, On, and In the Earth - Living Things: Embryology and Perception -Science and Metaphysics -After Anaxagoras PART III: Notes on the Sources, Bibliography, Indexes Notes on the Sources Bibliography Index Locorum Index of Names and Topics

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'The most comprehensive picture of all the ancient sources, fragments, and testimonia, on this most scientific of Presocratics' -- David Sider, Journal of Hellenic Studies 'To be recommended as an excellent introduction to the philosophy of Anaxagoras and late Presocratic thought. Curd's work is scholarly, comprehensive, well-structured, and enlightening.' -- Giannis P. Stamatellos, Bryn Mawr Classical Review '...this [is an absolute must-have for classic Greek philosophy and college library shelves.' -- John Burroughs, The Midwest Book Review

'The most comprehensive picture of all the ancient sources, fragments, and testimonia, on this most scientific of Presocratics' -- David Sider, Journal of Hellenic Studies 'To be recommended as an excellent introduction to the philosophy of Anaxagoras and late Presocratic thought. Curd's work is scholarly, comprehensive, well-structured, and enlightening.' -- Giannis P. Stamatellos, Bryn Mawr Classical Review '...this [is an absolute must-have for classic Greek philosophy and college library shelves.' -- John Burroughs, The Midwest Book Review

'The most comprehensive picture of all the ancient sources, fragments, and testimonia, on this most scientific of Presocratics' -- David Sider, Journal of Hellenic Studies 'To be recommended as an excellent introduction to the philosophy of Anaxagoras and late Presocratic thought. Curd's work is scholarly, comprehensive, well-structured, and enlightening.' -- Giannis P. Stamatellos, Bryn Mawr Classical Review '...this [is an] absolute must-have for classic Greek philosophy and college library shelves.' -- John Burroughs, The Midwest Book Review

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Patricia Curd is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University.

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