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Description:From the opening pages of Greek Thinkers I by Theodor Gomperz, professor & member of the Imperial Academy, Konigsburg Authorized Edition: "The present version of the 1st volume of Griechische Denker has been rendered directly from the German edition of 1896, published by Veit & Company, which was placed in my hands in 6/1899. In the later stages of my work I have incurred a considerable obligation to the author, whose masterly knowledge of English has helped to purge the proofsheets of my translation from the errors into which I'd been betrayed. The confidence with which I now present it to English readers is largely due to the fact that every doubtful point has been thoroughly discussed in proof & revised between Professor Gomperz & myself. In no single instance has he failed to make his meaning clear to me, & I must take the sole responsibility for any errors that may remain. I welcome this opportunity, too, of expressing my cordial thanks to Frau Professor Gomperz, whose interest in the book & complete command of its subject have been of the utmost service to me throughout the course of my labors. It would be a work of supererogation on my part, tho it would add considerably to my pleasure, to introduce this book to English scholars; but I may at least express the hope that I have not been entirely unsuccessful in conveying in the English language something of the brilliance & charm of style which the author's German readers recognize & admire in his own. In many of the passages quoted by Professor Gomperz from Plato & Thucydides I have availed myself of the renderings by the late Dr. Jowett, now the property of Balliol College, Oxford, & I am glad to acknowledge the benefit which my work has derived from them. The 2nd volume of Greek Thinkers, dealing mainly with Socrates & Plato, will, it is hoped, be published in the course of this year; & since, to my regret, I'm not at leisure to continue the work myself, steps have already been taken to find a competent translator. The 3rd volume of the German edition will include the author's indexes, but I have thought it advisable to supply the present instalment of the work with a provisional index of subjects & names. I should add that, in translating the notes & additions to this volume, I have, with the author's sanction, introduced sundry technical changes, chiefly in reference to English books or to foreign works in English editions. In the instance of Zeller's Philosophie der Griechen, I have made an exception to this practice. Professor Gomperz quotes uniformly from the last German edition of that work, which has been considerably modified & enlarged since the English rendering was effected."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy. To get started finding Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From the opening pages of Greek Thinkers I by Theodor Gomperz, professor & member of the Imperial Academy, Konigsburg Authorized Edition: "The present version of the 1st volume of Griechische Denker has been rendered directly from the German edition of 1896, published by Veit & Company, which was placed in my hands in 6/1899. In the later stages of my work I have incurred a considerable obligation to the author, whose masterly knowledge of English has helped to purge the proofsheets of my translation from the errors into which I'd been betrayed. The confidence with which I now present it to English readers is largely due to the fact that every doubtful point has been thoroughly discussed in proof & revised between Professor Gomperz & myself. In no single instance has he failed to make his meaning clear to me, & I must take the sole responsibility for any errors that may remain. I welcome this opportunity, too, of expressing my cordial thanks to Frau Professor Gomperz, whose interest in the book & complete command of its subject have been of the utmost service to me throughout the course of my labors. It would be a work of supererogation on my part, tho it would add considerably to my pleasure, to introduce this book to English scholars; but I may at least express the hope that I have not been entirely unsuccessful in conveying in the English language something of the brilliance & charm of style which the author's German readers recognize & admire in his own. In many of the passages quoted by Professor Gomperz from Plato & Thucydides I have availed myself of the renderings by the late Dr. Jowett, now the property of Balliol College, Oxford, & I am glad to acknowledge the benefit which my work has derived from them. The 2nd volume of Greek Thinkers, dealing mainly with Socrates & Plato, will, it is hoped, be published in the course of this year; & since, to my regret, I'm not at leisure to continue the work myself, steps have already been taken to find a competent translator. The 3rd volume of the German edition will include the author's indexes, but I have thought it advisable to supply the present instalment of the work with a provisional index of subjects & names. I should add that, in translating the notes & additions to this volume, I have, with the author's sanction, introduced sundry technical changes, chiefly in reference to English books or to foreign works in English editions. In the instance of Zeller's Philosophie der Griechen, I have made an exception to this practice. Professor Gomperz quotes uniformly from the last German edition of that work, which has been considerably modified & enlarged since the English rendering was effected."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy. To get started finding Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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