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Explore the rich landscape of early Greek philosophy with *The Thinking Root*, a profound addition to any literature enthusiast's collection. Acclaimed poet and translator Dan Beachy-Quick presents a vivid exploration of ancient thinkers like Heraclitus, Anaximander, Empedocles, and Parmenides. This trade paperback, published by Milkweed Editions in 2023, invites readers to reconnect with the roots of writing and thought, emphasizing the importance of intuition, observation, and a harmonious relationship with nature. In an age where we often lose track of meaningful connections to our surroundings, Beachy-Quick reminds us that thinking can ground us in the world. Within this remarkable volume, discover a range of ancient texts transformed into modern vignettes, aphorisms, and anecdotes that resonate today. Whether you're a student of philosophy or a lover of poetry, *The Thinking Root* enriches your understanding of our predecessors and their insights into life and existence. This 2023 edition is brand new and perfect for anyone seeking to delve deeper into the philosophical inquiries that shape our thoughts today. Immerse yourself in clear-eyed ideas and discover a relationship with the world that transcends time. Don't miss out on this enlightening exploration of our shared intellectual heritage. Order now and enjoy free shipping to your doorstep. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note: Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781571315441
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Description:
Acclaimed poet and translator Dan Beachy-Quick offers this newest addition to the Seedbank series: a warm, vivid rendering of the earliest Greek intellects, inviting us to reconsider writing, and thinking, as a way of living meaningfully in the world.
“We have lost our sense of thinking as the experience that keeps us in the world,” writes Beachy-Quick, and the figures rendered in The Thinking Root—Heraclitus, Anaximander, Empedocles, Parmenides, and others—are among the first examples we have in Western civilization of thinkers who used writing as to record their impressions of a world where intuition and observation, and spirit and nature, have yet to be estranged. In these pages, we find clear-eyed ideas searching for shapes and forms with which to order the world, and to reveal our life in flux.
Drawn from “words that think,” these ancient Greek texts are fresh and alive in the hands of Beachy-Quick, who translates with the empathy of one who knows that “a word is its own form of life.” In aphorisms, axioms, vignettes, and anecdotes, these first theories of the world articulate a relationship to the world that precedes our story of its making, a world where “the beginning and the end are in common.”
A remarkable collection from one of our most accomplished poets, The Thinking Root renders a primary apprehension of life amidst life, a vision that echoes our gaze upon the stars.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781571315441
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Description:
Acclaimed poet and translator Dan Beachy-Quick offers this newest addition to the Seedbank series: a warm, vivid rendering of the earliest Greek intellects, inviting us to reconsider writing, and thinking, as a way of living meaningfully in the world.
“We have lost our sense of thinking as the experience that keeps us in the world,” writes Beachy-Quick, and the figures rendered in The Thinking Root—Heraclitus, Anaximander, Empedocles, Parmenides, and others—are among the first examples we have in Western civilization of thinkers who used writing as to record their impressions of a world where intuition and observation, and spirit and nature, have yet to be estranged. In these pages, we find clear-eyed ideas searching for shapes and forms with which to order the world, and to reveal our life in flux.
Drawn from “words that think,” these ancient Greek texts are fresh and alive in the hands of Beachy-Quick, who translates with the empathy of one who knows that “a word is its own form of life.” In aphorisms, axioms, vignettes, and anecdotes, these first theories of the world articulate a relationship to the world that precedes our story of its making, a world where “the beginning and the end are in common.”
A remarkable collection from one of our most accomplished poets, The Thinking Root renders a primary apprehension of life amidst life, a vision that echoes our gaze upon the stars.