Presocratic Reflexivity: The Construction of Philosophical Discourse c. 600-450 B.C.

<p>In this third Volume of Logological Investigations Sandywell continues his sociological reconstruction of the origins of reflexive thought and discourse with special reference to pre-Socratic philosophy and science and their socio-political context.</p> INTRODUCTION: TOWARD A SOCIOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHICAL CULTURE 1 PRESOCRATIC THOUGHT AND THE ORIGINS OF WESTERN EUROPEAN REFLECTION 2 THALES AND THE ORIGINS OF IONIAN COSMOLOGY 753 ANAXIMANDER’S COSMOS 4 ANAXIMENES’ PNEUMATOLOGY 5 THE PYTHAGOREAN FORM OF LIFE 6 HERACLITUS, LOGOLOGIST: THE REFLEXIVE COSMOS OF HERACLITUS 7 ELEATIC ONTOLOGY FROM XENOPHANES TO PARMENIDES AND BEYOND 8 PLURALISTS: EMPEDOCLES, ANAXAGORAS,AND THE BEGINNINGS OF ATOMISM