The Legacy of Parmenides. Eleatic Monism and Later Presocratic Thought. - CURD, Patricia,
Eleatic monism and later presocratic thought
KORTE INHOUD
'As should be obvious from the title, The Legacy of Parmenides is a very ambitious book. Curd undertakes a thorough exposition of Parmenidean philosophy, from his influences to his immediate successors, while dealing with most of the relevant post-war secondary literature. The book reads somewhat like a commentary, quoting, translating, and commenting on the Greek text, according to the traditional ordering of the fragments. In addition to the exegesis of Parmenides' poem, Curd provides interpretations (as well as relevant texts and translations) of the Ionians, the Pluralists, Zeno, the Atomists, Melissus, Philolaus of Croton, and Diogenes of Apollonia. Specialists with an interest in any of these figures and movements will need to deal with Curd's positions and will benefit from her survey of the contemporary literature. (...) According to Curd, the standard interpretation of Parmenides portrays him as an isolated figure, largely unprecedented and more or less ignored by his successors, at least until Plato...
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1998Uitgever: Princeton University Press280 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691011826ISBN-13: 9780691011820Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
