History of Philosophy I - From Heraclitus to the Sophists

This coursebook addresses key presocratics from Heraclitus to the sophists, who stand at the origin of philosophy as cornerstone of European spirituality. Readers might find that already at this point we encounter timeless and actual questions concerning the human condition in the world, limits of our knowledge, or the problem of adequate articulation of reality. Later thinkers did not philosophised from scratch, but criticised or were inspired by their predecessors. The coursebook thus provides an introduction to presocratic thought as an important field of our spiritual history.

List of contents

Contents: Heraclitus - Parmenides - Empedocles - Anaxagoras - Atomists - Sophists - Relation between physis and nomos - Presocratic philosophy.

About the author

Michal Zvarík teaches ancient philosophy at Trnava University, Slovakia. He is also interested in phenomenology and the idea of university.

Product details

• Authors: VEDA, Michal Zvarik, Michal Zvarík
• Assisted by: VEDA (Editor)
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9783631674642
• ISBN: 978-3-631-67464-2
• No. of pages: 106
• Dimensions: 122 mm x 6 mm x 174 mm
• Weight: 108 g
• Series: Uni Slovakia; Uni Slovakia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works