Greek philosophy before Plato. Chrestomathy: Munich, Ukrayinskyi vilnyi universytet, 2015, 383 p.

Publication of the first book edition of the chrestomathy “Greek Philosophy to Plato”, edited by the Ukrainian philosopher Dmytro Chyzhevsky (1926) and published in 2015 by Ukrainian Free University (Munich). It contains Ukrainian translations of excerpts from the original works, quotes or close to the original text of the paraphrases and testimonies of Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes Laertius and Xenophon about the lives and theories of the philosophers.

The chrestomathy was compiled in 1926 as a typescripted collection of texts for students of the Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian Pedagogical Institute. According to the editor of the chrestomathy, the book was intended to be used in the study of the philosophical ideas of ancient Greek philosophers.

The book also contains a preface by the contemporary German philosopher and orientalist Roland Pietsch, which briefly describes Chyzhevskyi's biography and the purpose of the chrestomathy.

Archivum Sententiarum expresses its sincere gratitude to the Ukrainian Free University (Munich), the Chancellor of the Ukrainian Free University Dmytro Shevchenko, and the head of the Ukrainian Free University Library Ivan Zaritsky for the donation of the copy and permission to scan and publish it.

Kateryna Skrypnyk


CONTENTS

Roland Pietsch. Dmytro Chyzhevskyi and his chrestomathy ‘Greek Philosophy before Plato’

I. Introduction
1. Sources for the history of ancient philosophy
2. Excerpts of original works
3. Quotes and paraphrases of the content
4. Testimonies. Plato as a historical witness
5. Aristotle as a witness about philosophers
6. Diogenes Laertius: his sources and biography, Αιαδοχαι, doxographical works
7. Xenophon's testimonies about Socrates
8. Tasks of the chrestomathy

II. THE CHRESTOMATHY
А. THE PRESOCRATICS
I. Thales
2. Testimonies of ancient writers about Thales
II. Anaximander
1. Fragments
2. Records of Anaximander
III. Anaximenes
1. Fragments
2. Records of Anaximenes
IV. Heraclitus
1. Fragments
2. Records of Heraclitus
V. Followers of Heraclitus
1. Fragments from the supporters of Heraclitus' theories have not reached us
2. Records
VI. The Pythagorean school
1. Records and legends about Pythagoras
2. Records of the followers of Pythagoras
3. The most prominent Pythagoreans
A. Alcmaeon of Croton
B. Philolaus of Tarentum
D. Archytas of Tarentum
4. General Records of the Pythagorean teaching
VII. Xenophanes
1. Fragments
2. Records of Xenophanes
VIII. Parmenides
1. Fragment (from the poem ‘On Nature’)
2. Records of Parmenides
IX. Zeno
1. Fragments
2. Records of Zeno
X. Melissus
1. Fragments (from the work ‘On Nature’)
2. Records of Melissus
XI. Empedocles
1. Fragments
2. Records of Empedocles
XII. Anaxagoras
1. Fragments from the work ‘On Nature’ (Peri φυσεως)
2. Records of about Anaxagoras
3. Records of Anaxagoras' disciples
XIII. Atomists
A. Leucippus
1. Fragments
2. Records of Leucippus
B. Democritus
1. Fragments
2. Records of Democritus
3. Fragments of followers of Democritus and the records of them
XIV. The Sophists
1. Fragments
A. Protagoras of Abdera
B. Gorgias of Leontini
C. Prodicus of Ceos
D. Hippias of Elis
E. Antiphon the sophist
F. Critias
G. Anonymous excerpts
2. Records
A. Protagoras
B. Gorgias of Leontini
C. Prodicus of Ceos
D. Hippias of Elis
E. Antiphon the sophist
F. Critias
G. Records of sophists in general

B. SOCRATES AND THE SOCRATICS
XV. Socrates
2. Records of Socrates
а. Life
ß. Characteristics of Socrates
y – the Socratic method
δ. Examples of the Socratic method
є. Socratic ethics
ζ. Political views of Socrates
η. Aesthetics of Socrates
Θ. Religious views of Socrates
XVI. Megarian school
1. Fragments
A. Euclid of Megara
B. Eubulides
C. Diodorus Cronus
D. Stilpo
2. Records of the Megarian school
A. Euclid
B. Eubulides
С. Diodorus Cronus
D. Stilpo
E. Other representatives of the school
а. School representatives
ß. Theories
XVII. Eretrian school
1. Fragments
A. Phaedo
B. Menedemus
2. Records of the Elido-Eretrian school
A. Phaedo
B. Menedemus
C. The school in general
XVIII. Cynicism
1. Fragments
A. Antisthenes
B. Diogenes of Sinope
C. Crates
D. Metrocles
E. Monimus
2. Records
A. Antisthenes
B. Diogenes of Sinope
C. Crates
D. Metrocles
E. Monimus
F. Onesicritus
G. Hipparchia
H. The school of Cynics in general
XIX. The Cyreniacs school
1. Fragments
А. Aristippus
B. Aristippus the Younger
С. Theodorus
D. Anniceris
E. Hegesias
2. Records
A. Aristippus
B. Aristippus the Younger
C. Theodorus
D. Anniceris
E. Hegesias

NOTES
INDEX OF NAMES