title: The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks)
author: Patricia Curd
description: <br /><strong>Patricia Curd</strong> is Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University<br /><br /><strong>Daniel Graham</strong> is Professor of Philosophy, Brigham Young University<br />
zlib_text: Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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