Rejoicing Sphairos, Wandering Daimon, and Other Living Beings
Studies on Empedocles' Philosophy of Life (and Death)
Series: International Pre-Platonic Studies; 8;
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Product details:
- Publisher Alber
- Date of Publication 1 April 2025
- ISBN 9783495992920
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages244 pages
- Size 227x153 mm
- Language English 700
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Long description:
The book consists of several thematically interconnected studies on Empedocles that deal with his natural philosophy and related religious topics. It offers a detailed reconstruction of the Sphairos, which is argued to be a giant organism, that is, a structured body with distinguishable parts. This interpretation is supported by some parallels from earlier thinkers and by the history of reception of the Sphairos in the work of later ancient philosophers. Other chapters explain in detail Empedocles' account of the origin of life, embryology, and other biological topics. These innovative scientific ideas are moreover related to some of Empedocles' non-standard religious views, especially his concept of the transmigrating souls.
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