The Laughter of the Thracian Woman: A Protohistory of Theory

by Hans Blumenberg

Book Overview

An important work by 20-century philosopher Hans Blumenberg, here translated into English for the first time, The Laughter of the Thracian Woman describes the reception history of an anecdote best known from Plato's Theaetetus dialogue: while focused on observing the stars, the early astronomer and proto-philosopher Thales of Miletus fails to see a well directly in his path and tumbles down. A Thracian servant girl laughs, amused...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623562309
• ISBN13: 9781623562304
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"