The Illustrated to Think Like God Pythagoras and Parmenides, the Origins of Philosophy |
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Author:
| Hermann, Arnold |
ISBN: | 978-1-930972-17-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
Publisher: | Parmenides Publishing
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $77.95 |
Book Description:
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By taking the reader back to the Greek colonies of Southern Italy more than 500 years BCE, the author tells the story of the Pythagorean quest for otherworldly knowledge - a tale of cultism, political conspiracies, and bloody uprisings. The emerging hero is Parmenides, who introduces for the first time a technique for testing the truth that relied on the faculty humans share with the gods: the ability to reason.
By taking the reader back to the Greek colonies of Southern Italy more than 500 years BCE, the author tells the story of the Pythagorean quest for otherworldly knowledge - a tale of cultism, political conspiracies, and bloody uprisings. The emerging hero is Parmenides, who introduces for the first time a technique for testing the truth that relied on the faculty humans share with the gods: the ability to reason.