1. Heraclitus; 2. Origins of the Concept of Person as Subject to Human Rights

FAIN: FA-10848-74

Charles H. Kahn
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205)

To complete a book on the philosophy of Heraclitus, including a complete translation and new arrangment of the fragment with philosophical interpretation and a brief scholarly commentary. To begin a new long-term project in exploring the origins and historical development of the concept of the human person as subject of fundamental rights, including the right to religious, intellectual and political freedom.

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The Art and Thought of Heraclitus: An Edition of the Fragments with Translation and Commentary (Book)
Title: The Art and Thought of Heraclitus: An Edition of the Fragments with Translation and Commentary
Author: Kahn, Charles H.
Abstract: Behind the superficial obscurity of what fragments we have of Heraclitus' thought, Professor Kahn claims that it is possible to detect a systematic view of human existence, a theory of language which sees ambiguity as a device for the expression of multiple meaning, and a vision of human life and death within the larger order of nature. The fragments are presented here in a readable order; translation and commentary aim to make accessible the power and originality of a systematic thinker and a great master of artistic prose. The commentary locates Heraclitus within the tradition of early Greek thought, but stresses the importance of his ideas for topical theories of language, literature and philosophy.
Year: 1979
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=9780521286459
Primary URL Description: WorldCat entry
Secondary URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/art-and-thought-of-heraclitus/7502B5597B549A22A3BE2D218FF542F4
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780521286459
Translator: Charles H. Kahn

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