From Religion to Philosophy: A Study in the Origins of Western Speculation

ISBN-13: 9780486433721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 275 str.

Francis MacDonald Cornford

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"Cornford arrived at a picture of the origins of Greek philosophy which was historically superior to that which anyone else has so far reached." "The Classical Review." This exploration of early Western philosophy traces the religious roots of science and systematic speculation. Cornford, a distinguished historian of ancient philosophy, combines deep classical scholarship with anthropological and sociological insights to examine the mythic precursors of enduring metaphysical concepts such as destiny, God, the soul, substance, nature, and immortality."