The art and thought of Heraclitus : an edition of the fragments with translation and commentary / Charles H. Kahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahn, Charles H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heraclitus, of Ephesus.

Heraclitus.

Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800.

Aphorisms and apothegms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

The Art & Thought of Heraclitus

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Behind the superficial obscurity of what fragments we have of Heraclitus' thought, Professor Kahn claims that it is possible to detect a systematic view of human existence, a theory of language which sees ambiguity as a device for the expression of multiple meaning, and a vision of human life and death within the larger order of nature. The fragments are presented here in a readable order; translation and commentary aim to make accessible the power and originality of a systematic thinker and a great master of artistic prose. The commentary locates Heraclitus within the tradition of early Greek thought, but stresses the importance of his ideas for topical theories of language, literature and philosophy.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Bibliography and abbreviations; General introduction; 1 The man, the time and the place; 2 The book; 3 The doctrine: Heraclitus and his predecessors; Introductory note to text and translation; The fragments; On reading Heraclitus; Commentary on the fragments; Appendices; I Dubious quotations from Heraclitus; II Doxographic reports; III Heraclitus and the Orient, apropos of a recent book by M.L. West; Notes; Concordances; Indexes; 1 General index; 2 Index of Passages discussed

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Heraclitus, of Ephesus. Fragments. English & Greek

ISBN:

1-107-71291-2

1-107-71261-0

1-107-71998-4

1-107-71585-7

0-511-93633-8

0-511-62739-4