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Empedocles, the extant fragments / edited with an introd., commentary, and concordance by M. R. Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Empedocles.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. English & Greek
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy of nature.
- Gods, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 364 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [1981]
- Summary:
- This book chronicles the life and writings of Empedocles philosophical activity between the defeat of the Fabii at Cremera and the establishment of the Decemvirate, including Diogenes account that when there were signs of tyranny in Acragas, Empedocles persuaded the people to put an end to their rivalries and to adopt a democratic form of government.
- Notes:
- English and Greek.
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: pages 299-309.
- ISBN:
- 0300024754
- OCLC:
- 6446977
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