| Summary: | ÓÓo16 of the lonian thinkers Radim Kočandrle Ph.D. Dissertation- suÍnmarv The thesis aims to investigate the notion of tpóotg within the context of the early philosophy.The regulartranslationof thetermqÓotg is nature.Generally,the notionof góotg is consideredto play a central role in the way of thinking that originatedin Ionian Miletus. Thereforetheconceptof góotg is essentialfor theearlyphilosophy_ doxographywouldlater interpretthis period as the period of the ',inquiryinto nature..,iotopíct.nepi rpóoe<rlg;and almostallthe earlyphilosopher'swritingswouldbe calledIIep|qóoecoq"The thesis,however, dealsmerelywith the oldestconceptions.It concentrateson the notionof qóotg of the two Ionianphilosophers,namelyAnaximanderof Miletus and Heraclitus,the Ephesian.The set of fragmentsby Anaximandercontainsthe oldestdřect philosophicalfragmentsto be preserved. While in Heraclitus,thereis the frst occurrenceof the word tpóotq to be documentedin the historyof philosophy.Furthermore,thepre-philosophicaluseof the notionqóotg by Homer is alsodiscussed,sinceit impliessomenotableobservationsfor thedevelopmentof thenotion. The substantialpart of theinvestigationis formedup by thecritical reflectionof theauthors who mediatedtherelevanttext records.Such a criticalapproachis fundamentalfor studying Milesians especially.Their...
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