Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE iv
3. Contents vi
4. Chapter 1: COSMIC EVOLUTION IN ANAXIMANDER 1
5. Chapter 2: CONTRASTIVE OPPOSITION IN EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY 33
6. Chapter 3: THOUGHT EXPERIMENTATION IN PRESOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY 47
7. Chapter 4: GREEK SCEPTICISM’S DEBT TO THE SOPHISTS 63
8. Chapter 5: ANAXIMANDER, ARISTOTLE, AND “BURIDAN’S ASS” 89
9. Chapter 6: ARISTOTLE ON ECTHESIS AND APODEICTIC SYLLOGISMS 115
10. About the Author 131
11. Backmatter 132