The Figure of Nature: On Greek Origins

by John Sallis

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Broaching an understanding of nature in Platonic thought, John Sallis goes beyond modern conceptions and provides a strategy to have recourse to the profound sense of nature operative in ancient Greek philosophy. In a rigorous and textually based account, Sallis traces the complex development of the Greek concept of nature. Beginning with the mythical vision embodied in the figure of the goddess Artemis, he reanimates the sense of nature that informs...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0253023122

ISBN13:9780253023124

Release Date:August 2016

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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