Anaximander in Context: New Studies in the Origins of Greek PhilosophyPromoting a new, broadly interdisciplinary horizon for future studies in early Greek philosophy, Dirk L. Couprie, Robert Hahn, and Gerard Naddaf establish the cultural context in which Anaximander's thought developed and in which the origins of Greek philosophy unfolded in its earliest stages. In order to better understand Anaximander's achievement, the authors call our attention to the historical, social, political, technological, cosmological, astronomical, and observational contexts of his thought. Anaximander in Context brings to the forefront of modern debates the importance of cultural context, and the indispensability of images to clarify ancient ideologies. |
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Anthropogony and Politogony in Anaximander of Miletus | 7 |
Proportions and Numbers in Anaximander and Early Greek Thought | 71 |
Anaximanders Astronomy | 165 |
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