Synopses & Reviews
All volumes of Professor Guthrie's great history of Greek philosophy have won their due acclaim. The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship, his fairness and balance of judgement and the lucidity and precision of his English prose. He has achieved clarity and comprehensiveness.
Synopsis
The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship.
Synopsis
The most striking merits of Guthrieâs work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship.
Synopsis
A famous highly praised work is considered definitive by many scholars of classical philosophy. Socrates and the Sophists, which comprise Vol. 3 of the History, are available as two separate paperbacks, with text, bibliographies and indices amended so that each is self-contained.
Table of Contents
Preface; Notes on the sources; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction and summary; 2. The beginnings of philosophy in Greece; 3. The Milesians; 4. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans; 5. Alcmaeon; 6. Xenophanes; 7. Heraclitus; Bibliography; Indexes.