LEADER 03792nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910971684303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780791483671 010 $a0791483673 010 $a9781423743873 010 $a1423743873 024 7 $a10.1515/9780791483671 035 $a(CKB)1000000000458809 035 $a(OCoLC)461442340 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579242 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000165534 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11156355 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165534 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10143128 035 $a(PQKB)10900997 035 $a(OCoLC)62734587 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6252 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407819 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579242 035 $a(OCoLC)923409144 035 $a(DE-B1597)684411 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791483671 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407819 035 $a(Perlego)2672130 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000458809 100 $a20040322d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Greek concept of nature /$fGerard Naddaf 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 225 1 $aSUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780791463741 311 08$a0791463745 311 08$a9780791463734 311 08$a0791463737 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-235) and indexes. 327 $aIntro -- The GreekConcept of Nature -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Meaning of Peri Phuseos\ -- 2. Cosmogonic Myth as an Antecedent to Peri Phuseos\ Writings -- 3. Anaximander's Historia Peri Phuseos -- 4. The Historia Peri Phuseos from Xenophanes to the Atomists -- Conclusion -- Notes -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- Bibliography -- Index of Concepts and Proper Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. 330 $aIn The Greek Concept of Nature, Gerard Naddaf utilizes historical, mythological, and linguistic perspectives to reconstruct the origin and evolution of the Greek concept of phusis. Usually translated as nature, phusis has been decisive both for the early history of philosophy and for its subsequent development. However, there is a considerable amount of controversy on what the earliest philosophers?Anaximander, Xenophanes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Leucippus, and Democritus?actually had in mind when they spoke of phusis or nature. Naddaf demonstrates that the fundamental and etymological meaning of the word refers to the whole process of birth to maturity. He argues that the use of phusis in the famous expression Peri phuseos or historia peri phuseos refers to the origin and the growth of the universe from beginning to end. Naddaf's bold and original theory for the genesis of Greek philosophy demonstrates that archaic and mythological schemes were at the origin of the philosophical representations, but also that cosmogony, anthropogony, and politogony were never totally separated in early Greek philosophy. 410 0$aSUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy. 606 $aPhilosophy of nature$xHistory 606 $aPhilosophy, Ancient 615 0$aPhilosophy of nature$xHistory. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Ancient. 676 $a113/.0938 700 $aNaddaf$b Gerard$f1950-$0170279 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971684303321 996 $aGreek concept of nature$91070583 997 $aUNINA