Antiphon the Sophist The Fragments [Paperback]

A complete edition, including a translation, of all the evidence for this philosophical contemporary of Socrates.This book is about an ancient Greek philosopher named Antiphon, a contemporary of Socrates who lived in the fifth century BC in Athens. Antiphon wrote several major works, which have survived only in very fragmentary form. All that is known about these works as well as about Antiphon himself is collected here. The material is translated, and its significance assessed in a detailed commentary which addresses the numerous problems raised by this fragmentary material. Lastly, Antiphon's contribution to the wider history of ideas is addressed.This book is about an ancient Greek philosopher named Antiphon, a contemporary of Socrates who lived in the fifth century BC in Athens. Antiphon wrote several major works, which have survived only in very fragmentary form. All that is known about these works as well as about Antiphon himself is collected here. The material is translated, and its significance assessed in a detailed commentary which addresses the numerous problems raised by this fragmentary material. Lastly, Antiphon's contribution to the wider history of ideas is addressed.The ancient Greek philosopher Antiphon was a contemporary of Socrates who lived in the fifth century BCE Athens. Antiphon wrote several major works, which have survived only in very fragmentary form. All that is known about these works as well as about Antiphon is included in this study. The material is translated, and its significance assessed in a detailed commentary that addresses the numerous problems raised by the fragmentary material. Antiphon's contribution to the wider history of ideas is addressed in conclusion.Conspectus siglorum et symbolorum; Introduction; Texts and translations; Commentary. ...a well-documented, helpful and sensible commentary which accompanies a text and translation which are of high quality. His edition is likely to become an indespensible work of referenlcÏ