The Greek Philosophers from Thales to Aristotle
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Summary
With an new foreword by James Warren
Long renowned as one of the clearest and best introductions to ancient Greek philosophy for non-specialists， W。K。C Guthrie's The Greek Philosophers offers us a brilliant insight into the hidden foundations of Greek philosophy - foundations that underpin Western thought today。
Guthrie explores the great age of Greek Philosophy - from Thales to Aristotle - whilst combining comprehensiveness with brevity。 He unpacks the ideas and arguments of Plato and Aristotle in the light of their predecessors rather than their successors and describes the characteristic features of the Greek way of thinking， emphasising what he calls the 'cultural soil' of their ideas。 He also highlights the achievements of thinkers such as Pythagoras， who in contemporary accounts of Greek philosophy are frequently overlooked。
Combining philosophical insight and historical sensitivity， The Greek Philosophers offers newcomers a brilliant introduction to the greatest thinkers in ancient Greek philosophy and the very origins of Western thought。
Long renowned as one of the clearest and best introductions to ancient Greek philosophy for non-specialists， W。K。C Guthrie's The Greek Philosophers offers us a brilliant insight into the hidden foundations of Greek philosophy - foundations that underpin Western thought today。
Guthrie explores the great age of Greek Philosophy - from Thales to Aristotle - whilst combining comprehensiveness with brevity。 He unpacks the ideas and arguments of Plato and Aristotle in the light of their predecessors rather than their successors and describes the characteristic features of the Greek way of thinking， emphasising what he calls the 'cultural soil' of their ideas。 He also highlights the achievements of thinkers such as Pythagoras， who in contemporary accounts of Greek philosophy are frequently overlooked。
Combining philosophical insight and historical sensitivity， The Greek Philosophers offers newcomers a brilliant introduction to the greatest thinkers in ancient Greek philosophy and the very origins of Western thought。
Reviews
Poonyanuch Lerdnitiseth
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This is a good revising book for someone who used to take some classes of philosophy in a while ago。 Some details here might be a bit hard to understand within one glance。 Not quite a beginner friendly though。
Mehdii
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شرح های کتاب آنچنان مفصّل نیستند ولی دقیق بیان شده اند。 نویسنده احاطه ی کاملی بر مطلب دارد و نکته های راهگشایی برای بهتر فهمیدنِ آرای یک فیلسوف ارائه داده。
Aaron Cliff
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It was definitely a survey， wouldn't recommend if you've taken even one introductory class on philosophy with a half decent professor。 It was definitely a survey， wouldn't recommend if you've taken even one introductory class on philosophy with a half decent professor。 。。。more
Robert Ladd
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Great overview
Bahman Bahman
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مقدمه مترجم:فلسفه یونان، هر نظری که درباره ابداعی یا اقتباسی بودن آن داشته باشیم، دست کم، یکی از مؤلفه های مهم کل فرهنگ بشر در دوره های بعدی است。 این سخن را درخصوص فرهنگ غربی با تأکید بیش تر می توان بر زبان آورد؛ اما درخصوص فرهنگ اسلامی نیز آن چه از هند و ایران و مواریث بومی سرزمین های اسلامی در این فرهنگ جذب و هضم شده است。 به حق در محاق مواریث یونانی قرار می گیرد。 کافی است نگاهی بر احصاء العلوم فارابی یا مفاتیح العلوم خوارزمی بیاندازیم تا معلوم شود که چه حجم عظیمی از علوم رایج در جهان اسلام به مقدمه مترجم:فلسفه یونان، هر نظری که درباره ابداعی یا اقتباسی بودن آن داشته باشیم، دست کم، یکی از مؤلفه های مهم کل فرهنگ بشر در دوره های بعدی است。 این سخن را درخصوص فرهنگ غربی با تأکید بیش تر می توان بر زبان آورد؛ اما درخصوص فرهنگ اسلامی نیز آن چه از هند و ایران و مواریث بومی سرزمین های اسلامی در این فرهنگ جذب و هضم شده است。 به حق در محاق مواریث یونانی قرار می گیرد。 کافی است نگاهی بر احصاء العلوم فارابی یا مفاتیح العلوم خوارزمی بیاندازیم تا معلوم شود که چه حجم عظیمی از علوم رایج در جهان اسلام به اصطلاح علوم «عقیله» یا «دخیله»، در برابر علوم «نقلیه» یا «شرعیه» است。 آن چه ما از یونان به ارث برده ایم در تمام زندگی ما و در شکل گیری ذهن و زبان ما تأثیری بسزاد نهاده است。 گرایش های مختلف در اوایل شکل گیری فرهنگ اسلامی، در همه زمینه ها، از جمله در مباحث اعتقادی و دینی، تا حدود زیادی هر کدام با الهام از گرایشی در اندیشه یونانی به موضع گیری در برابر یکدیگر می پرداختند （از الهام گرفتن متکلمان از اتمیسم یونانی در مقابله با مشائیان مسلمان می توان به عنوان نمونه یاد کرد。） حتی مخالفان کل علوم دخیله نیز به نوعی ناچار بودند که با زبان طرفداران آن علوم به ابراز مخالفت بپردازند。از سوی دیگر به ضرس قاطع می توان گفت که مسلمانان در هیچ یک از ان چه از ملل دیگر می گرفتند پذیرنده صرف نبودند。 آنها علاوه بر گزینش این که چه بگیرند و چه نگیرند در آن چه می گرفتند تصرف می کردند؛ رشد و و تکاملش می دادند و به صورت جزئی از اجزای یک کل پویا به نام «فرهنگ و تمدن اسلامی» در می آوردند。 کار مسلمان ها از این حیث آن قدر عظیم بود که اروپای مسیحی در اوایل هزاره دوم میلادی خود را ناچار از اخذ و اقتباس از دستاوردهای انان دید。درخصوص فلسفه، این دخل و تصرف پیش از انتقال به عالم اسلام نیز صورت گرفته بود。 تعالیم دین یهود، ادیان ایرانی و دین مسیحی پیش تر به تعامل با آموزه های فلسفه یونان پرداخته و باعث شده بودند آن چه، فی المثل به نام فلسفه افلاطونی یا ارسطویی، به جهان اسلام منتقل می شد با اصل اولیه اش تفاوت هایی بارزی داشته باشد。 。。。more
Julian Worker
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I have to find out more about the Pythagoreans。 I like this book， I found I understood about 50% of it， which is good for me and books on Philosophy。
Sandro Gvaramia
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Socrates was a man ahead of his time。
Luke Merrick
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A consise overview of major greek philosophers。 I was surpised to find many correlations between eastern conceptions of the afterlife and the divine。
Tvrtko Balić
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This is a great introduction to philosophy and a great book on Greek thought。 It deals with some misconceptions about the earliest philosophers and their thought， setting out for an anthropological approach focused on how people of ancient Greece thought and not just what they wrote， but at the same time it is not difficult to read。 One could still nitpick or complain that many philosophers are not mentioned， but as a short introduction it accomplishes what it needs to do and trying to polish it This is a great introduction to philosophy and a great book on Greek thought。 It deals with some misconceptions about the earliest philosophers and their thought， setting out for an anthropological approach focused on how people of ancient Greece thought and not just what they wrote， but at the same time it is not difficult to read。 One could still nitpick or complain that many philosophers are not mentioned， but as a short introduction it accomplishes what it needs to do and trying to polish it further would only wear it out。 。。。more
Minäpäminä
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1st reading**** / An excellent introduction to the titans who started it all。 Clear and succinct。 Does just what it says on the tin， really。 2nd **** / It's amazing how Guthrie manages to explain both the ethics and metaphysics of Plato in 40 pages。 Of course it's a brutal summary， but he's able to cram all the most important stuff in there。 And he explains it all in a way which the layman can understand。 1st reading**** / An excellent introduction to the titans who started it all。 Clear and succinct。 Does just what it says on the tin， really。 2nd **** / It's amazing how Guthrie manages to explain both the ethics and metaphysics of Plato in 40 pages。 Of course it's a brutal summary， but he's able to cram all the most important stuff in there。 And he explains it all in a way which the layman can understand。 。。。more
Sarah
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A concise， readable， and engaging introduction to Ancient Greek thought。 Guthrie is clearly passionate about his subject， and it comes across in his convictions about what is important for the reader to know and how he writes about it。 This book absolutely piqued my interest in further exploring various philosophical traditions and understanding their influence on later thought， and in that I believe it achieves its aims
Yiğit Güler
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Özellikle Aristo ile ilgili kısımda biraz fazla felsefi terminoloji içerdiği için sindirerek ve ağır okumak gerekiyor。 Felsefeye giriş için çok da uygun bir kitap olduğunu düşünmüyorum。 Halihazırda belli bir altyapıya sahip bir okurun daha çok verim alacağına inanıyorum bu kitaptan。 Tavsiyem internetten konuyla ilgili eğitim videoları eşliğinde okunması （çok kolaycı bir yol biliyorum ama hayat kısa kuşlar uçuyor）。 Bu sayede anlatılanlar hızla yerine oturuyor daha da önemlisi Sokrates， Platon ve Özellikle Aristo ile ilgili kısımda biraz fazla felsefi terminoloji içerdiği için sindirerek ve ağır okumak gerekiyor。 Felsefeye giriş için çok da uygun bir kitap olduğunu düşünmüyorum。 Halihazırda belli bir altyapıya sahip bir okurun daha çok verim alacağına inanıyorum bu kitaptan。 Tavsiyem internetten konuyla ilgili eğitim videoları eşliğinde okunması （çok kolaycı bir yol biliyorum ama hayat kısa kuşlar uçuyor）。 Bu sayede anlatılanlar hızla yerine oturuyor daha da önemlisi Sokrates， Platon ve Aristo arasındaki temel farklar daha net anlaşılabiliyor。 Öte yandan bu kitabın okunma sürecini uzatıp sizi yorabiliyor da。 。。。more
A。
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An excellent introduction into the pre-Socratics and their influence on Socrates， Plato and Aristotle。 Together with Thomas Szlezak's Reading Plato， it makes a great starting point for anyone interested in the ideas of the ancient Greeks。 An excellent introduction into the pre-Socratics and their influence on Socrates， Plato and Aristotle。 Together with Thomas Szlezak's Reading Plato， it makes a great starting point for anyone interested in the ideas of the ancient Greeks。 。。。more
Maan Kawas
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An excellent short， concise， and clear introduction to ancient Greek classical philosophy from Thales to Aristotle。 I particularly appreciated Guthrie's explanation of some key words- according to their ancient Greek meaning- such as， justice， good， virtue， etc。。 An excellent short， concise， and clear introduction to ancient Greek classical philosophy from Thales to Aristotle。 I particularly appreciated Guthrie's explanation of some key words- according to their ancient Greek meaning- such as， justice， good， virtue， etc。。 。。。more
Alberto
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Compré este libro de segunda mano， a sabiendas de que Guthrie es un reputadísimo conocedor de la filosofía griega antigua。 Este libro， al contrario que su prodcción magna de varios volúmenes， es una introducción somera a los primeros filósofos griegos， desde Tales a Aristóteles。 El mérito es que lo que explica es lo fundamental y lo hace de una forma lo suficientemente sencilla como para que entendamos el sentido de las pajas mentales que， a nuestros ojos de occidentales del siglo XXI， nos puede Compré este libro de segunda mano， a sabiendas de que Guthrie es un reputadísimo conocedor de la filosofía griega antigua。 Este libro， al contrario que su prodcción magna de varios volúmenes， es una introducción somera a los primeros filósofos griegos， desde Tales a Aristóteles。 El mérito es que lo que explica es lo fundamental y lo hace de una forma lo suficientemente sencilla como para que entendamos el sentido de las pajas mentales que， a nuestros ojos de occidentales del siglo XXI， nos pueden parecer más descabelladas。 Nos pone en contexto y eso ayuda mucho para entender por qué los filósofos se preguntaban cosas tan raras。 De hecho， aquí está la mejor explicación de la doctrina de las Ideas de Platón que he vsito， haciéndonos entender el proceso por el que el filósofo llegó a tales conclusiones， situándonos en su conecpxto histórico y social。 Recomendadísimo para todo aquel que quiera refrescar su conocimiento sobre los primeros pasos del pensamiento occidental。 。。。more
Torsten
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ანტიკური ფილოსოფიის მოკლე და საინტერესო კურსია （ წაკითხული არაფილოსოფოსთათვის）。 შესაძლოა， ვინმეს უფრო ღრმა ინტერესი გაუჩინოს ანტიკური ფილოსოფიისადმი。
Brian
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I love this book。 I am not enough of a Greek philosophy scholar to know how reliable he is， but I am thoroughly convinced， especially of the political aspects of Socrates and Plato's thought。 He also knows how to write about philosophers， which is a much underrated virtue。 I love this book。 I am not enough of a Greek philosophy scholar to know how reliable he is， but I am thoroughly convinced， especially of the political aspects of Socrates and Plato's thought。 He also knows how to write about philosophers， which is a much underrated virtue。 。。。more
Luke Echo
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I thought this was a rather good introduction to Greek Philosophy。 Particularly the emphasis early on maintaining an awareness of the greek terms rather than the common translations。
Craig Prather
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This was a great read！ Prior to reading this， I was not much for philosophical thought; however， this book really gives you an in-depth understanding of 3rd and 4th century B。C。 philosophers and their philosophical arguments。 One thing I discovered was that most of the popular philosophers of this time period drew thoughts from their predecessors。 So， for example， Plato drew inspiration from Socrates， and Aristotle expanded upon Plato's philosophies。 This mirrors Einstein's philosophy which he d This was a great read！ Prior to reading this， I was not much for philosophical thought; however， this book really gives you an in-depth understanding of 3rd and 4th century B。C。 philosophers and their philosophical arguments。 One thing I discovered was that most of the popular philosophers of this time period drew thoughts from their predecessors。 So， for example， Plato drew inspiration from Socrates， and Aristotle expanded upon Plato's philosophies。 This mirrors Einstein's philosophy which he drew from Immanuel Kant and others。 This was a great book on the origins of Greek philosophy and the semantics of Greek philosophical terms。 You'll explore the deeper meaning of "Arete， Kosmos， taxis， dynamis， anthropine， ergon， and others。 I highly recommend this book 。。。more
Davod
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not very good
Marcus Ionis
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I've read very few books on the subject philosophies and quite ignorant on the subject。 However the book is a nice companion piece and will motivate me in continuing the journey of the great thinkers。 I hope to revisit the book again in the near future。 I've read very few books on the subject philosophies and quite ignorant on the subject。 However the book is a nice companion piece and will motivate me in continuing the journey of the great thinkers。 I hope to revisit the book again in the near future。 。。。more
Alexander Kennedy
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This book was a very useful overview of the major Greek philosophers。 The book explained many of the major points of each philosopher。 The information was presented in a concise and easy to understand format。 I feel like I am much more equipped to tackle the writings of Plato now that I have read this book。
John A
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Excellent survey of ancient Greek philosophy。
Charlie Berggren-johansson
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Interesting but poorly written。
Christopher Hall
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One of my favorite history books。 A short and very accessible introduction to classical thinking。 It has plenty of references for you to look at if you want to delve deeper into any of the subjects。 I particularly like how he doesn't judge the philosophers as if they were alive today but appreciates there original thinking for the time in which they lived。 One of my favorite history books。 A short and very accessible introduction to classical thinking。 It has plenty of references for you to look at if you want to delve deeper into any of the subjects。 I particularly like how he doesn't judge the philosophers as if they were alive today but appreciates there original thinking for the time in which they lived。 。。。more
Christopher Boerdam
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Gurthrie's introduction to the Greek philosophers is a simple， accessible and straight-forward primer on the big thinkers of Ancient Greece。 I found his discussions of Plato and Aristotle admirably succinct and perspicacious。 Gurthrie's introduction to the Greek philosophers is a simple， accessible and straight-forward primer on the big thinkers of Ancient Greece。 I found his discussions of Plato and Aristotle admirably succinct and perspicacious。 。。。more
B。 Rule
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A nice， concise description of Greek philosophy up to Aristotle。 What it lacks in depth it makes up for in clarity。 Would be a good introduction for a beginner。
Paulina Odeth
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Me gusto， me gusto， estuvo medio sencillon
Eliana
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This book was a very concise， clear account of Greek philosophers。 The book seemed to be written a college level and it spends most of its time on the three biggest philosophers， Socrates， Plato， and Aristotle。 However， it does briefly describe some of the ideas that were around in the times before Socrates。The book is written in a rather dry way which appealed greatly to me。 It very directly describes the topics， and is very frank about the fact that he is only including parts of each Greek's p This book was a very concise， clear account of Greek philosophers。 The book seemed to be written a college level and it spends most of its time on the three biggest philosophers， Socrates， Plato， and Aristotle。 However， it does briefly describe some of the ideas that were around in the times before Socrates。The book is written in a rather dry way which appealed greatly to me。 It very directly describes the topics， and is very frank about the fact that he is only including parts of each Greek's philosophy in each chapter as well as the fact that implications of many of the Greek words get lost in translation。 The author tries his best to write without bias， and most of the time points out where his bias particularly comes in。Overall， it was a great introduction to Greek philosophy， which was exactly what I was looking for when I picked the book。 。。。more
Noe Nieto
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