The dream of reason : a history of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
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The dream of reason : a history of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
（Penguin philosophy）（Penguin books）
Penguin Books, 2001
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"First published by Allen Lane the Penguin Press 2000"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 432-456) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An exceptionally rich, intelligible and illuminating history of Western philosopy from the sixth century BC to the Renaissance, "The Dream Of Reason" provides an introduction to the puzzling personalities of the philosophers, as well as an extremely sensitive and persuasive presentation of their views.
Table of Contents
- Part 1: the archetypes - "the Milesians"
- the harmony of the world - "the Pythagoreans"
- the man who searched for himself -"Heraclitus"
- the truth about nothing - "Parmenides"
- the ways of paradox - "Zeno"
- love and strife - "Empedocles"
- mind and matter - "Anaxagoras"
- he who laughs last - "Democritus"
- opening Pandora's box - "the Sophists". Part 2: philosophy's martyr -"Socrates and the Socratics"
- the republic of reason - "Plato"
- the master of those who know - "Aristotle". Part 3: three roads to tranquillity - "epicureans, stoics and sceptics"
- the haven of piety - "from late antiquity to the Renaissance".
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