The Fragments of the Work of Heraclitus of Ephesus on Nature (Classic Reprint): Translated From the Greek Text of Bywater, With an Introduction Historical and Critical

by George Thomas White Patrick

Excerpt from The Fragments of the Work of Heraclitus of Ephesus on Nature

The collection of sources is wholly that of Mr. Bywater. In these I have made a translation, not of all the references, but only of those from which the fragment is immediately taken, adding others only in cases of especial interest.

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2015

About the author

Born in 1857, died in 1949.

Reviews

[Ryan Farrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains what is easily one of the best introductions and summaries of a philosopher I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Built around a collection and translation of the fragments of Heraclitus, we are first treated to a concise introduction, a survey of the most prominent modern interpretations and systematisations of his philosophy (along with a critique of them), and then an effort to reconstruct a more realistic picture of the main threads of Heraclitean thought. There are also many clarifying source notes at the rear of the book, and any reader who is skipping this content in favour of the translation of primary material alone is missing out big time. That’s all I have to say really, I wish more small treatments of early philosophy were of this quality.