Empedoclis et Parmenidis Fragmenta ex codice Taurinensis Bibliothecae restituta et illustrata 1810

by Empedocles

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Empedoclis Et Parmenidis Fragmenta Ex Codice Taurinensis Bibliothecae Restituta Et Illustrata

Empedocles, Vittorio Amedeo Peyron, Parmenides

I.A.G. Weigel, 1810

Genres: Philosophy, Poetry

Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

"Empedocles (c. 490 – c. 430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the originator of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements. These physical speculations were part of a history of the universe which also dealt with the origin and development of life. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, he supported the doctrine of reincarnation. Empedocles is generally considered the last Greek philosopher to record his ideas in verse. Some of his work survives, more than in the case of any other Presocratic philosopher. Empedocles' death was mythologized by ancient writers, and has been the subject of a number of literary treatments.

Empedocles is considered the last Greek philosopher to write in verse and the surviving fragments of his teaching are from two poems, Purifications and On Nature."

-- Wikipedia

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outside of Plato and Aristotle, Parmenides is probably the most important Greek Philosopher, if for no other reason than the fact that he posits truth and being as unchanging over against the changing world of human percpetion. The insight not only influences the way we think about truth, beauty and goodness but also influenced philosophers as late as Heidegger.

[Maan Kawas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and fascinating read! How full of wisdom were those ancient philosophers! In addition to their great ideas and tenets, I loved the poetic gown with which they wrapped their ideas! The translation was very good and readable (though I cannot judge it well, due to my ignorance of Ancient Greek). Finally, I appreciated the translator's passion to bring these masterpieces to light.

[Eddie Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to follow; Gods willing.

[Dann · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far the best translation I've read for both Parmenides and Empedocles. The translation is poetic. He clearly labels the fragments which was extremely helpful for making better sense of it. Whatever else he did with this version makes it remarkably more clear to the reader as well. Would recommend a thousand times.

[Ryan Schaller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Parmenides and Empedocles were two early Greek poets of a more mystical tradition. Many of the translations are single or two-line fragments, but there are some significant chunks and longer passages in here. Felt very much like reading a Greek Walt Whitman.

[Stephen Batty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lombardo's English captures the spirit of the primal poetry - fragments? Well, reading between these beautiful lines, every thing is a fragment, that's the One point ☝️

[Swarthout · Rating 5 out of 5]

a fragment of empedocles i felt was wonderful:

"in the densely patterned
abyss of space, there
at the point of fixity
in the stillness only
a Sphere, a globe
quietly rejoicing in its solitude"

[Stephen Okita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Both of these spoke of the noumena i think only accessible by verse. Socrates should have tried harder to understand these guys and not just duel them.

[Lincoln Day]

It's nice to remember that stupidity was common to the entirety of Ancient Greece and not just Athens.

[Zachary Mays · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, strange, and haunting. Will be reading again, with more fixed attention. Words to be digested and turned over. Mystical and dreamy poetic fragments that at times sound more like Vedic wisdom than Greek philosophy.