The Older Sophists

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Older Sophists
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Rosamond Kent Sprague
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:360
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenrePhilosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780872205567
ClassificationsDewey:183.1
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 15 March 2001
Publication Country United States

Description

This sourcebook, a corrected reprint of the University of South Carolina Press edition of 1972, contains a complete English translation of the sophist material collected in the critical edition of Diels-Krantz, as well as Euthydemus and a completely re-edited Antiphon.

Author Biography

Rosamond Kent Sprague, Editor

Reviews

"...This book, a welcome reprint of a 1972 work, will primarily be of interest to students of ancient philosophy. For them it contains much material not easily (or as cheaply) available elsewhere. However, it may also be recommended reading for at least two other constituencies. First, to those who read Plato, in order to provide the basis for a more balanced judgement of those whom he excoriates. Secondly, to contemporary philosophy practitioners to whom such as Roger Scruton have sought to apply, in a pejorative way, the label of 'sophist'..." -- Trevor Curnow, Practical Philosophy, July 2001.