Librivox: Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various
Summary: The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, that is, the philosopher-scientists who lived before or contemporaneously to Socrates, were the first men in the Western world to establish a line of inquiry regarding the natural phenomena that rejected the traditional religious explanations and searched for rational explanations. Even though they do not form a school of thought, they can be considered the fathers of philosophy and many other sciences as we have them now. None of their works is extant, so, in this collection, we present the textual fragments, when existing, of ten Pre-Socratic philosopher-scientists, and quotations and testimonials about them left by later authors. (Summary by Leni)
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01 "Anaxagoras of Klazomenai (translated by John Burnet)" by Anaxagoras of Klazomenai
02 "Anaximander of Miletos (translated by John Burnet)" by Various
03 "Anaximenes of Miletos (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)" by Various
04 "Empedocles of Agrigentum (translated by William Ellery Leonard)" by Empedocles of Agrigentum
05 "Heraclitus of Ephesos (translated by G.T.W. Patrick)" by Various
06 "Parmenides of Elea (translated by John Burnet)" by Parmenides of Elea
07 "Pythagoras of Samos and the pythagoreans (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)" by Various
08 "Thales of Miletos (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)" by Various
09 "Xenophanes of Kolophon (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)" by Various
10 "Zeno of Elea (translated by John Burnet)" by Various