PHIL100J Chapter 1: First Presocratics-Fragments and Testimonies.pdf
29 Jan 2015
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The presocratics : some fragments and testimonia available on line by. The presocratic philosophers are philosophers from the sixth and fifth centuries b. c. , i. e. , before socrates (469-399. They are the first philosophers and systematical rational thinking was born with them. While some of the presocratic philosophers must have produced many written works, others probably wrote much less. However, all presocratic philosophers have something in common: their works are lost. Time, helped by things like wars, fires, or lack of interest from librarians, was enough to wipe out all extent copies of their works. However, we still have complete works written by other ancient authors, whether they be greek or roman. The following pages are taken from arthur fairbanks, the first philosophers of greece, london: k. paul, trench, Project (http://history. hanover. edu/project. html), and can be used and copied for educational purposes: In 1995, the history department and hanover students initiated the hanover historical texts project.
