early philosphers of Greece

by McClure, Matthew Thompson

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Published 1935 by D. Appleton-Century company, incorporated in New York, London .
Written in

Subjects:

• Philosophers, Ancient.,
• Philosophy, Ancient.

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Edition Notes

Statement	with historical introduction, by Matthew Thompson McClure ... with translations by Richmond Lattimore ...
Series	The Century philosophy series
Contributions	Lattimore, Richmond Alexander, 1906- tr., Daly, Lloyd W. 1910-1989, tr.
Classifications
LC Classifications	B188 .M3
The Physical Object
Pagination	viii p., 2 l., 3-218 p.
Number of Pages	218
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL6319043M
LC Control Number	35006469
OCLC/WorldCa	1293206

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