Plato, however, so prolific a writer, so profoundly original in his thought, and so colossal an influence on the later history of philosophy, that it has not be

The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship.

The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship.

W.K.C. Guthrie has written a survey of the great age of Greek philosophy - from Thales to Aristotle - which combines comprehensiveness with brevity. Without pre