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Early Greek Philosophy
Early Greek Philosophy | Jonathan Barnes
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Examines early Greek philosophy, which relied on reasoning and forged the first scientific vocabulary, and includes discussion of such topics as Democritus' atomic theory of matter and Pythagorean insights into mathematics.
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I've been wanting to read more philosophy for ages, starting with classical phil. When I came across this blog post I was just inspired to go with it https://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2023/01/please-read-greek-philosophy-... This book does what it says on the tin—it's an extremely readable book with a lucid intro by the editor (brother to the novelist Julian Barnes, as it turns out!) & lots of excerpts. Greatly enjoyed it.

AllDebooks Thanks for sharing. I really need to get into philosophy. My eldest is studying it and her tutor is not the best, she's losing interest 😕 2y
batsy @AllDebooks Oh, no! That's tough when the tutors or instructors can't inspire interest. This was a really nice introduction to a Greek philosopher; short aphorisms that aren't dry or dull 2y
AllDebooks @batsy thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out 😊 2y
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