Ancient Greek Cosmogony (original) (raw)

This work is a study of theoretical treatments of how the world came to be, from the Presocratics to late antiquity. It takes the theories as quasi-scientific proposals, based at least in part on scientific criteria. 'A key argument of this book', explains Gregory, 'will be that there are perennial philosophical and scientific problems relating to cosmogony' [2]. Recognizing that most interpreters of ancient Greek philosophy view cosmogony 'as a single issue', and see it as ancillary to philosophical questions, the author wishes to show that cosmogony can be a complex subject that motivates debates among thinkers [1].