Thales of Miletus: The Beginnings of Western Science and Philosophy
Author:   Patricia F. O'Grady
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138256477


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   11 November 2016
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Author:   Patricia F. O'Grady
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781138256477


ISBN 10:   1138256471
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   11 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: Preface; Introduction; The writings of Thales and Aristotle’s possible sources for Thales; Thales ... says ’APX H’ is water; Aristotle on the ’APX H’ of Thales and some traditional explanations of phenomena; Thales and mythology; New ideas about the earth; ’All things are full of gods’; New ideas about the cosmos; Crossing the Halys; Thales the mathematician; Scientificity and rationality; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Indexes.

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'... a substantial achievement... a compelling case for Thales to be regarded as a worthy founding father of Western philosophy.' Analytic Teaching 'The strength of O'Grady's book is its comprehensiveness; nothing relevant to Thales and his legend is left out, and much that is arcane is included... It is the only book-length treatment of Thales, and will likely remain so. It contains flashes of new information and interpretations of familiar material. The bibliography is weighted toward English, but is catholic in subject matter, and itself is an impressive contribution. For such solid reasons scholars should welcome this book.' Journal of the History of Philosophy 'Chapter Eight, New Ideas about the Cosmos, is outstanding. Here the author paints an inspiring portrait of Thales as the first astronomical scientist... Thales' achievements, which come alive through O'Grady's comprehensive and sympathetic presentation, are ample justification for calling him the first ancient Greek scientist and philosopher'. Prudentia '... interesting to anyone studying the emergence of scientific thought.' Isis


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