Thales/Bibliography

There are no surviving writings of Thales. Our knowledge of Thales' life and thought comes to us in the form of commentaries by subsequent writers, principally Aristotle (with particular reference to his Metaphysics), who commented on all of his predecessors, including Thales. Some modern discussions are listed below.

Web links


 * Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Thales - contains detailed references to many of the ancient writings discussing Thales

Print literature


 * Barnes, J., Early Greek Philosophy (London, 1987)
 * Copleston, F.C., History of Philosophy, Vol 1: Greece and Rome (Part 1 is a section on Pre-Socratic Philosophers)
 * Hussey E., The Presocratics
 * Kirk, G.S., Raven, J.E., and Schofield, M., The Presocratic Philosophers (Cambridge, 1990)
 * Long, A. A. (ed), The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy
 * Mourelatos, Alexander P. D. (ed), The Pre-Socratics: a Collection of Critical Essays (1993)