Reconstructing Empedocles' thought /
Argues for viewing Empedocles' work as a unified whole of religion and physics by showing how rebirth is a positive doctrine which underlies his cosmic system. Essential for all scholars of early Greek philosophy, but will also appeal to those of epic poetry, Plato and Pythagoras studies and an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | Argues for viewing Empedocles' work as a unified whole of religion and physics by showing how rebirth is a positive doctrine which underlies his cosmic system. Essential for all scholars of early Greek philosophy, but will also appeal to those of epic poetry, Plato and Pythagoras studies and ancient religion. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 403 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-395) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009392570 1009392573 9781009392617 1009392611 |