The first philosophers of Greece

About this eBook

Author

Fairbanks, Arthur, 1864-1944

Title

The first philosophers of Greece : An edition and translation of the remaining fragments of the pre-Sokratic philosophers, together with a translation of the more important accounts of their opinions contained in the early epitomes of their works

Original Publication

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1898.

Credits

The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Subject

Philosophy, Ancient

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78670

Release Date

May 12, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
5. 5.THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS OF GREECE — I. THALES. — ( a ) Passages relating to Thales in Plato and in Aristotle. — ( b ) Passages relating to Thales in the Doxographists.
6. 6.II. ANAXIMANDROS. — ( a ) Fragments of Anaximandros. — ( b ) Passages relating to Anaximandros in Aristotle. — ( c ) Passages relating to Anaximandros in the Doxographists.
7. 7.III. ANAXIMENES. — ( a ) Fragment accredited to Anaximenes. — ( b ) Passages relating to Anaximenes in Aristotle , &c. — ( c ) Passages relating to Anaximenes in the Doxographists.
8. 8.IV. HERAKLEITOS. — ( a ) Fragments of Herakleitos. — Spurious Fragments. — Sources and Critical Notes. — Translation. — Passages in Plato and Aristotle referring to Herakleitos. — Passages Referring to Herakleitos in the ‘Doxographists.’
9. 9.V. THE ELEATIC SCHOOL: XENOPHANES. — ( a ) Fragments of Xenophanes. ⁠ [32] ⁠ — Sources and Critical Notes. — Translation. — Sayings of Xenophanes. — ( b ) Passages Relating to Xenophanes in Plato and Aristotle. — ( c ) Passages Relating to Xenophanes in the ‘Doxographists.’
10. 10.VI. THE ELEATIC SCHOOL: PARMENIDES. — ( a ) Fragments of Parmenides. — Sources and Critical Notes. — Translation. — ( b ) Passages relating to Parmenides in Plato and Aristotle. — ( c ) Passages relating to Parmenides in the Doxographists.
11. 11.VII. THE ELEATIC SCHOOL: ZENO. — ( a ) Fragments of Zeno, from Simplicius on the Physics. — Sources and Critical Notes. — ( a ) Simplicius’s account of Zeno’s arguments, including the translation of the Fragments. — ( b ) Zeno’s arguments as described by Aristotle. — ( c ) Passages relating to Zeno in the Doxographists.
12. 12.VIII. THE ELEATIC SCHOOL: MELISSOS. — ( a ) Fragments of Melissos mainly from Simplicius on the Physics. — Sources and Critical Notes. — Simplicius’s Account of Melissos, including the Translation of the Fragments. — ( b ) Aristotle’s account of Melissos. — ( c ) Passages relating to Melissos in the Doxographists.
13. 13.IX. PYTHAGORAS AND THE PYTHAGOREANS. — Passages in Plato referring to the Pythagoreans. — Passages in Aristotle referring to the Pythagoreans. — Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans: Passages in the Doxographists.
14. 14.X. EMPEDOKLES. — Fragments of Empedokles. — ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΕΩΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΣ. — ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΕΩΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΣ — ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΕΩΣ ΤΡΙΤΟΣ. — ΚΑΘΑΡΜΟΙ — Sources and Critical Notes. — Translation. — Passages from Plato relating to Empedokles. — Passages in Aristotle referring to Empedokles. — Passages in Diels’ ‘Doxographi Graeci’ relating to Empedokles.
15. 15.XI. ANAXAGORAS. — Fragments of Anaxagoras. — Sources and Critical Notes. — Translation. — Passages from Plato referring to Anaxagoras. — Passages in Aristotle referring to Anaxagoras. — Passages in the Doxographists referring to Anaxagoras.
16. 16.APPENDIX THE SOURCES OF THE FRAGMENTS. — I. — II.
17. 17.FOOTNOTES
18. 18.INDEXES — I. INDEX OF SOURCES — II. GREEK INDEX — III. ENGLISH INDEX

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