
The Presocratics were the founders of the Western philosophical tradition and the first masters of rational thought. Provided in this volume is a precise examination of their arguments and an assessment of their contribution to philosophy.


Demonstrates the continuing importance of the founding fathers of the Western philosophical tradition - all the main thinkers from Thales to the Sophists.


The Presocratics were the founders of the Western philosophical tradition and the first masters of rational thought. Provided in this volume is a precise examination of their arguments and an assessment of their contribution to philosophy.