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From Thales, who in 585 8.c. successfully predicted an eclipse of the sun, to those contemporaries of Socrates known as the Sophists, A *Presocratics Reader* offers a rich selection of early Greek philosophical thought on a wide range of topics, including natural philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Impeccable translations by Richard D. McKirahan, Jr., and helpful but unobtrusive editorial material—introduction, headnotes, time line, maps, and concordance—distinguish this collection of judiciously chosen fragments. An ideal introduction to the thought of Socrates’ predecessors in philosophy, A *Presocratics Reader* also suggests a natural point of departure for study of the history of Western philosophy: its beginning.

Author

edited, with introduction, by Patricia Curd

Publisher

Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780872203273

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities

Rating

3.69 / 5 (232 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14