{"product_id":"9783319497532","title":"SpringerBriefs in Philosophy: Anaximander on Generation and Destruction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Philosophy: Anaximander on Generation and Destruction\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKočandrle, Radim; Couprie, Dirk L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an innovative analysis of the Greek philosopher Anaximander’s work. In particular, it presents a completely new interpretation of the key word Apeiron, or boundless, offering readers a deeper understanding of his seminal cosmology and, with it, his unique conception of the origin of the universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnaximander traditionally applied \u003ci\u003eApeiron \u003c\/i\u003eto designate the origin of everything. The authors’ investigation of the extant sources shows, however, that this common view misses the mark. They argue that instead of reading \u003ci\u003eApeiron \u003c\/i\u003eas a noun, it should be considered an adjective, with reference to the term \u003ci\u003ephusis \u003c\/i\u003e(nature), and that the phrase \u003ci\u003ephusis \u003c\/i\u003eapeiros may express the boundless power of nature, responsible for all creation and growth. \u003c\/p\u003eThe authors also offer an interpretation of Anaximander's cosmogony from a biological perspective: each further step in the differentiation of the phenomenal world is a continuation of the original separation of a fertile seed. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new reading of the first written account of cosmology stresses the central role of the boundless power of nature. It provides philosophers, researchers, and students with a thought-provoking explanation of this early thinker's conception of generation and destruction in the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-01-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319497532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-49754-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 112\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44480509706380,"sku":"9783319497532","price":76.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319497532.jpg?v=1775784284","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319497532","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}