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Fragments of wisdom from the ancient world In the sixth century b.c.-twenty-five hundred years before Einstein--Heraclitus of Ephesus declared that energy is the essence of matter, that everything... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0670891959
ISBN13:9780670891955
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:Viking Books
Length:99 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.7" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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Heraclitus and Fragments
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This compilation of words by ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is known as "Fragments" because there are no actual works by Heraclitus in existence today. There are only examples from antiquity where others quoted his long-lost works. This book is, therefore, a compilation of bits and pieces of Heraclitus' unique brand of philosophy. His thought reflects strains of ideas that the West did not hear of again until investigating the Buddha of the East. Heraclitus represents a kind of missing link of philosophy in a certain way, drawing our attention to a time in history when much different fundamental ideas could have shaped our minds to come for the next millenia. As an added benefit, each quote is shown with its representation in Greek as well as its translation in English. The author also supplies the reader with some background information to clarify and understand obscurities in his text that may not be so readily obvious. I found this to be an enjoyable book...
Beautiful Translation
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a marvellous translation of Heraclitus' fragments into verse which captures the fiery quality of Heraclitus' original voice. With the Greek text opposite the translation, those with knowledge of Greek have the added pleasure of comparing the English with the original. I would have given the book five stars if only the foreword had not been written by a pop psychologist. This fellow, obviously a Jungian analyst, manages to write the most meaningless, fallacious, and ridiculous short essay I've ever read on any topic. While American psychoanalysts are obviously eager to vulgarize their own schools of thought into irrelevance, it's sad to see Heraclitus given this kind of treatment. One can only hope that this kind of thing will not be repeated, since the idea of one day finding myself reading John Bradshaw's thoughts on Parmenides or Dr. Laura's ruminations on Anaximander scares me. A lot.
Yummy Heraclitus
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Seriously, this book changed my life. Before I read it I was a lazy, stupid, cheeto-scarfing POMO .... But now I'm a retro-Classicist all day. Haxton's language is as beautiful as the ideas he relates are smart. Read this book to learn.
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