Early Greek Science

In this new series leading classical scholars interpret afresh the ancient world for the modern reader. They stress those questions and institutions that most c

The study of ancient science and its relations with Greek philosophy has made a significant and growing contribution to our understanding of ancient thought and

Greek Science surveys the range and scope of ancient work on topics now called science.

We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought an

A 1999 Companion to Greek philosophy, invaluable for new readers, and for specialists.

Although there is no exact equivalent to our term science in Greek, Western science may still be said to have originated with the Greeks, for they were the firs

The philosophy of the Presocratics still governs scholarly discussion today. This important volume grapples with a host of philosophical issues and philological

This two-part volume collects the complete fragments and most important testimonies for the leading presocratic philosophers. The Greek and Latin texts are tran

This book examines the philosophies of nature of the early Greek thinkers and argues that a significant and thoroughgoing shift is required in our understanding

In his previous volume in this series, Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle, G. E. R. Lloyd pointed out that although there is no exact equivalent to our te