Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology / / Charles H. Kahn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Kahn, Charles H.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1960]; ©1960
• Year of Publication: 1960
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Preface --; Preface to the Second Printing --; Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citation --; Bibliographical Note --; Introduction --; The Documentary Evidence for Anaximander's Views --; Introduction to the Doxography --; The Doxography: Texts and Commentary --; The Cosmology of Anaximander --; I. The Milesian Theory of the Natural World --; II. Elements and Opposites: The Members of the World --; III. Anaximander's Fragment: The Universe Governed by Law --; Conclusion: Milesian Speculation and the Greek Philosophy of Nature --; Appendices --; I. The Usage of the Term ΚΟΣΜΟΣ in Early Greek Philosophy --; II. The AΠEIPON of Anaximander --; Note: The First Greek Prose Treatise --; Indices --; Subjects --; Names and Citations --; Greek Terms
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231878227; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/kahn90334
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Charles H. Kahn.

Reconstructs the pattern of Anaximander's thought, through a criticism and analysis of ancient traditions. Discusses the evidence for Anaximander's views and how this contributed to his observations of the universe.