Greek Philosophy Part 1: Thales to Plato

by John Burnet

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Genres: Philosophy

372 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1914

About the author

John Burnet, FBA was a Scottish classicist. He was born in Edinburgh and died in St. Andrews.

Burnet was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh, and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he obtained first-class honours in Classical Moderations (Greek and Latin) in 1885 and in Literae Humaniores in 1887.

Reviews

[Zahraa · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s filled with origins, history backgrounds and unnecessary details than actual philosophy content.

[Arnar Styr · Rating 2 out of 5]

While reading this book you always feel you are wasting your time. There are along digressions where the author is trying to ground his opinions about what some philosopher might have thoughtor said but didn't actually say. It reminds one of those books who are based on a doctorate thesis. One gets the sense that he is answering some debates in the 1920s, so much of the book is of no lasting interest.