Pherecydis Fragmenta: E Variis Scriptoribus Collegit Emendavit Illustravit Commentationem De Pherecyde Utroque Et Philosopho Et Historico Praemisit (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition) - Hardcover

Pherecydes

9781390128550: Pherecydis Fragmenta: E Variis Scriptoribus Collegit Emendavit Illustravit Commentationem De Pherecyde Utroque Et Philosopho Et Historico Praemisit (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1390128555 ISBN 13: 9781390128550

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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This book is a collection of 86 fragments of the lost works of Pherecydes of Athens, a contemporary of Anaximander, and one of the most important early Greek philosophers and historians. These fragments reveal his groundbreaking ideas on Greek mythology, history, and religion, and provide valuable insights into the intellectual and cultural landscape of ancient Greece. The author has carefully compiled and translated these fragments, providing extensive notes and commentary that illuminate their significance and place them within the broader context of early Greek thought. The book offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential thinkers of the pre-Socratic period, and is an essential resource for scholars and students of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.

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