This is a translation of nearly every scrap of the writings of the Greek Pre-Socratic Philosophers, from
the nearly legendary Orpheus, through Thales, Pythagoras, Heracleitus, Zeno, and Democritus. Included
are translations of all known quotations from each writer, names of lost books they wrote, what other
authors said about their beliefs, as well as spurious and dubious quotes. Some of the entries, indeed
most, are very short, as we only know the names and a bit of biography for some of these figures. This
book is a great reference for this topic, and makes fascinating reading.