A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 1, The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans

The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship.

W. K. C. Guthrie (Author)

9780521294201, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 February 1979

556 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.81 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]