Pherekydes of Syros

ISBN-13: 9780198143833 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 240 str.

Hermann Sadun Schibli

Opis

In the sixth century B.C., Pherekydes of Syros, the reputed teacher of Pythagoras and a contemporary of Thales and Anaximander, wrote a book about the birth of the gods and the origin of the cosmos. Considered one of the first prose works of Greek literature, Pherekydes' book survives only in fragments. Drawing on these fragments, as well as the ancient testimonies, Schibli here reconstructs the theo-cosmological schema of Pherekydes. From the mythopoeic creation account, colorful narratives of a divine marriage and a battle of the gods, and his remarks on the soul, Pherekydes emerges as a figure who moved between myth and philosophy, and as an important witness to early Greek thought in its various manifestations.

Recenzje

'Hermann S. Schibli performs a valuable service in reexamining the evidence for the contents of Pherecydes' book and in reediting the fragments and testimonia. There is little doubt that his edition ... will come to be the standard for future work on Pherecydes ... Schibli gives us here a tremendously important study of an elusive author.' Robert Lamberton, Princeton University, Ancient Philosophy 12 (1992)

Spis treści

I. Life of Pherekydes; II. pente-/heptamuchos in Pherekydes; III. The marriage of Zas and Chthonie; IV, The battle against Ophioneus; V. Pherekydes on the soul. Retrospect; Appendix 1. Chronos and Zas in Pherekydes; Appendix 2. Testimonia and fragments; Concordance to Diels-Kranz; Bibliography; Index of passages cited; General index.