The Illustrated To Think Like God - Pythagoras and Parmenides, The Origins of Philosophy - Pythagoras and Parmenides

Intended for general readers, this edition of Hermann's scholarly work explores how philosophy became a speculative science, tracing its origins to the Greek colonies of southern Italy in the late sixth and early fifth centuries BC, focusing on Pythagoras and Parmenides. Illustrations.

About the author

Arnold Hermann is an independent researcher and philosopher. He specializes in Presocratic Philosophy, Metaphysics, and methods of thinking.

Summary

By taking the reader back to the Greek colonies of Southern Italy more than 500 years BCE, the author, with unparalleled insight, tells the story of the Pythagorean quest for otherworldly knowledge - a tale of cultism, political conspiracies, and bloody uprisings that eventually culminate in tragic failure.

Product details

• Authors: Arnold Hermann
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9781930972179
• ISBN: 978-1-930972-17-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 201 mm x 31 mm x 256 mm
• Weight: 1434 g
• Illustrations: w. 314 col. ill.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day