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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521294207
ISBN-139780521294201
eBay Product ID (ePID)127193
Product Key Features
Number of Pages556 Pages
Publication NameHistory of Greek Philosophy Vol. 1 : the Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1979
SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
TypeTextbook
AuthorW. K. C. Guthrie
Subject AreaPhilosophy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight28.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN62-052735
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal180/.938
Table Of ContentPreface; 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.
SynopsisAll 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.