Melissus and Eleatic Monism

by Benjamin Harriman

In the fifth century BCE, Melissus of Samos developed wildly counterintuitive claims against plurality, change, and the reliability of the senses. This book provides a reconstruction of the preserved textual evidence for his philosophy, along with an interpretation of the form and content of each of his arguments. A close examination of his thought reveals an extraordinary clarity and unity in his method and gives us a unique perspective on how philosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108416330
• ISBN13: 9781108416337
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"