num_pages: 576
description: All volumes of Professor Guthrie's great history of Greek philosophy have won their due acclaim. The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship, his fairness and balance of judgement and the lucidity and precision of his English prose. He has achieved clarity and comprehensiveness.
language: English
title: A History of Greek Philosophy, Volume 2: The Presocratic Tradition from Parmenides to Democritus
titlecomplete: A History of Greek Philosophy, Volume 2: The Presocratic Tradition from Parmenides to Democritus
genres: Greece, Philosophy, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 72
series: A History of Greek Philosophy
publisher: Cambridge University Press