Table of Contents

Preface; Notes on the sources; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction and summary; 2. The beginnings of philosophy in Greece; 3. The Milesians; 4. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans; 5. Alcmaeon; 6. Xenophanes; 7. Heraclitus; Bibliography; Indexes.

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The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship.