Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity

Zusatztext "This is an important and timely volume." Informationen zum Autor David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books! including Plato's Cratylus (2003) and The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus (2004)! and is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy. Klappentext "David Sedley's treatment of ancient views on intelligent design will transform our current thinking."—Thomas Johansen, author of Plato's Natural Philosophy: A Study of the Timaeus-Critias " Creationism and its Critics in Antiquity has the qualities of a classic. Powerfully organised round an enthralling theme, it is singularly rich in execution. The author's unsurpassed command of his material is matched by the clarity, originality, and imaginative detail of his arguments. The book is as accessible as it is authoritative. It speaks to everyone interested in Greek philosophy, and very many of its readers will go back to it again and again."—Sarah Broadie, author of Aristotle and Beyond: Essays on Metaphysics and Ethics Zusammenfassung The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? This book examines this question and offers fresh historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1 Anaxagoras 2 Empedocles 3 Socrates 4 Plato 5 The Atomists 6 Aristotle 7 The Stoics Epilogue: A Galenic Perspective Bibliography General Index Index Locorum

Product details

• Authors: David Sedley, Sedley David
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2009
• EAN: 9780520260061
• ISBN: 978-0-520-26006-1
• No. of pages: 295
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Sather Classical Lectures; Sather Classical Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Religion & Science, Philosophy of religion, Religion and science, Religion & science, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500