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Michael Frede; Edited By Katerina Ierodiakonou; With A Postface By Jonathan Barnes. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
This work investigates the historical development of the discipline of philosophy and the evolution of how philosophers have conceptualized their own history. Michael Frede, a prominent scholar of ancient philosophy, examines the origins of the history of philosophy as a distinct academic pursuit. He analyzes how early thinkers categorized philosophical schools and how these classifications shaped subsequent interpretations of philosophical thought throughout antiquity and beyond.
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Scholars recognize this text as a rigorous examination of the foundations of philosophical historiography. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and its importance for understanding the methodology behind the history of philosophy.
Page Count:
257
Publication Date:
2022-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0192577220
ISBN-13:
9780192577221
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