Early Greek Philosophy, Volume II: Beginnings and Early Ionian Thinkers, Part 1

By André Laks, Glenn W. Most

Categories: History, Religion & Spirituality

This volume of the Loeb Classical Library edition of early Greek philosophy, edited and translated by André Laks and Glenn W. Most, collects the evidence for the first Greek thinkers. It includes the background of Greek thought and the early Ionian philosophers Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes, with Greek texts and English translations on facing pages. Ancient testimonies about their lives and ideas are gathered alongside the surviving fragments, giving readers direct access to the beginnings of Western philosophy.

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• Shane Parrish: “Man, between this and the Ricordi, I feel like I’ve moved my brain in the last few weeks. The section on Thales had me thinking a lot about time this week. No matter how ever present time may be, few of us really grasp the concept or its second and third order implications.”