| Empedocles: An Interpretation Contributor(s): Trepanier, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415967007 ISBN-13: 9780415967006 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: This book offers the first complete reinterpretation of Empedocles-one of the founding figures of Western philosophy-since the publication of the Strasbourg papyrus in 1999 brought new fragments of his lost work to light, Simon Trepanier reconstructs a single original philosophical poem, against previous interpretations which allocate our extant fragments to two works; a religious poem, the "Purifications, and a scientific poem, "On Nature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Fiction | Classics - Philosophy | Reference |
| Dewey: 182.5 |
| LCCN: 2003015561 |
| Series: Studies in Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.28" W x 9.32" (1.19 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offers the first complete reinterpretation of Empedocles - one of the founding figures of Western philosophy - since the publication of the Strasbourg papyrus in 1999 brought new fragments of his lost work to light. |