Books : Fragments: The Collected Wisdom of Heraclitus
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by: Heraclitus
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 182.4
EAN: 9780670891955
ISBN: 0670891959
Label: Viking Adult
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2001-02
Publisher: Viking Adult
Release Date: February 01, 2001
Sales Rank: 606800
Studio: Viking Adult
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Rating:  - Scholastically Incorrect But Philosophically Satisfying
Hillman's Fragments is not the most scholarly study of Heraclitus. Here Charles Kahn's dry as dust, ponderous tome, The Art and Thought of Heraclitus is better. It's also incredibly dull and a chore to read. If you are more interested in memorable meaning than scholarly explanation buy this edition but remember what you are getting. I own both and the Kahn source is a great depth book. Buy both and double the value of your experience of Heraclitus.
Rating:  - Heraclitus, Fragments
These fragments don't always fit together, but because of the unusual nature of a collection like this it is more than tolerable. The fragments are in Greek or Latin on the left side of the page with a translation on the right. The translations are vivid, almost poetic, although some of the terms that are explained in the introduction can throw off the flow of the words. Heraclitus is insightful, intriguing, and startlingly contemporary. The price may be a bit high, but is worth it for those who ... Read More
Rating: - Poets Make the Best Translators
I know enough Greek to question the faithfulness of most of these poetic transliterations of the original. But that is beside the point. If you want a literal translation pick up a Harvard LCL edition and scan the dry as dust academic parallel rendering. I sometimes wonder if poets don't make the best translators. Here is a text vivid and gripping and sounding in modern ears with a booming resonance.
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1. This a beautifully produced edition with the ... Read More
Rating:  - Possibly an "E" for "effort"..... maybe
As another reviewer said, (and i was thinking the same thing before i read their review), it seems geared toward upper middle class, bored housewives with little or no previous interest in ancient Greek philosophy. To still use the word "God" (capitalized) in a Heraclitus fragment is so blatant that it would surprise me if anyone who knows anything about the pre-socratics, and who has thought about their ideas would bother with such a book. No doubt that is what Mr. Haxton was wagering on before ... Read More
Rating:  - O.K. but could have been better
If you're looking to brush up on some of the roots of philosophy, this is a good book to read. This book is very short, hence why it is called Fragments. I read it in its entirety in an hour. I liked the fact that the author included the Greek translation along with the translation. However, the commentary is weak to be kind. There could have been much more regarding the influence of this work on the following Greek philosophers, or a look at parallel systems developing in the same time period. ... Read More
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