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

W.K.C. Guthrie

ISBN 10: 0521051592 / ISBN 13: 9780521051590

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1962

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Hardcover. 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. 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. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 1, The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521051592
• ISBN 13: 9780521051590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

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.