{"product_id":"explaining-the-cosmos-the-ionian-tradition-of-scientific-philosophy-hardcover","title":"Explaining the Cosmos: The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel W. Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExplaining the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, Daniel Graham argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. Rather, there is a discernible and unified Ionian tradition that dominates Presocratic debates. Graham rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as \"material monists\" and also the view of the later Ionians as desperately trying to save scientific philosophy from Parmenides' criticisms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Graham's view, Parmenides plays a constructive role in shaping the scientific debates of the fifth century BC. Accordingly, the history of Presocratic philosophy can be seen not as a series of dialectical failures, but rather as a series of theoretical advances that led to empirical discoveries. Indeed, the Ionian tradition can be seen as the origin of the scientific conception of the world that we still hold today.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daniel Graham's \u003ci\u003eExplaining the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new take on the Presocratic natural philosophers, arguing that the long-dominant account of the early Ionians as material monists is mistaken. The book makes a significant contribution. It is quite readable, and original. In sum, it is a fine work.\"\u003cb\u003e--Allan Silverman, Ohio State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daniel Graham concentrates chiefly on the early Ionian thinkers as the key to a new understanding of the history of Presocratic philosophy. The result is a serious and coherent account of the history of an important strain of Greek philosophical thought before Plato. The book is carefully argued and clearly written, and makes an excellent contribution to our understanding of Presocratic philosophy.\"\u003cb\u003e--Patricia Curd, Purdue University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel W. Graham\u003c\/b\u003e is A. O. Smoot Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAristotle's Two Systems\u003c\/i\u003e; editor of the two-volume collected papers of Gregory Vlastos, \u003ci\u003eStudies in Greek Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton); and translator of and commentator on \u003ci\u003eAristotle: Physics, Book VIII\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a member of the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eApeiron\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Philosophy Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.48 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715198742835,"sku":"9780691125404","price":174.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bC9vOThNeTFvblh4N0wwNitnQ0VUdz09.webp?v=1763593377","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/explaining-the-cosmos-the-ionian-tradition-of-scientific-philosophy-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}