![]() Its weakness derives from the limited scope in which it can be presented (as Gallop himself laments). The merit of the Introduction is that it provides a comprehensible analysis of BOOKREVIEWs/COMPTESRENDUS 49 Pannenides' thought without obscuring its complexity and difficulties. Owen's "Eleatic Questions" (as Gallop himself points out, p. In the Introduction Gallop gives his analysis of the fragments, following somewhat traditional lines and adopting in particular the views of G.E.L. Within a book having the somewhat limited scope of this one, this is an admirable achievement. This manner in which Gallop presents the fragments thus allows two possibilities: the formation of an interpretation of Parmenides in accord with material given in the Introduction and Glossary and, in contrast, other approaches to analyzing Parmenides, at least as far as details are concerned. The variants not only show the possibility of other interpretations but clarify many of the difficulties of interpretation that Parmenides presents. The main translation Gallop offers clearly accords with his own approach presented in the Introduction. For the reader with Greek these translations prove especially valuable and are a generous presentation on the part of the author. For the reader without Greek these variants demonstrate problems in translation and the caution that is needed in arguing from any English version. The second focuses on different translations of difficult phrases in the fragments. The first group gives cross-references to further discussion in the Introduction, the Glossary, or to interpretation offered by other scholars. A helpful system of notes has been devised to accompany these. The core of this book is clearly the translation of the extant fragments. At the end we find also a list of Sources and Authorities and a Bibliography of 118 items, usefully numbered for easy cross-reference. In addition the book presents an Introduction in which the author provides a philosophical analysis of fragments 2-8, and a Glossary of essential Greek terms (in transliteration). The book offers as well translations of the contexts in which the fragments are found and the ancient testimonia giving evidence about Parmenides' life and philosophical views (both of the latter without the Greek text provided). The book offers a fresh translation of the fragments of Parmenides with new text but with Diel-Kranz numbering. ![]() This book, the first in the Phoenix Presocratics series, serves as a valuable tool both for the student of philosophy, who may not know Greek, and for the student in classics with knowledge of the original language. His poem profoundly affected philosophers who followed him in the fifth century and those who came long after. Parmenides is among the Presocratics one of the most challenging thinkers. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984. A TextandTranslation with an Introduction. ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Ĥ8 BOOK REVIEWSICOMPTES RENDUS DA VID GALLOP.
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