The Founders of Western Thought The Presocratics

The Founders of Western Thought The Presocratics: A diachronic parallelism between Presocratic Thought and Philosophy and the Natural Sciences (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science)

There are two main contributions in this book: Firstly, to make the founding and evolution of the Western thought accessible to the reflective man of our day, since the spirit of the Presocratics – although it is considered to constitute a true intellectual revolution – remains unknown to the broader community and secondly to shed greater light – probably for the first time – on the scientific dimension of the Presocratics’ work, and show its timeless value.

This book is a balanced interdisciplinary philosophic-scientific presentation of the evolution of Western thought through the presocratic tradition, where the synthesis of rationality and intuition – rather than their opposition – is the key to answering all questions of science, as we now understand the them. It is a book that investigates the roots of Western science and philosophy, where probably for the first time a coherent interrelation is shown between Presocratics’ thought and classical, as well as modern physical sciences.

Hardcover: 245 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 1, 2009)
Language: English