Widely praised for its accessibility & its concentration on the metaphysical issues that are most central to the history of Greek philosophy, Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle offers a valuable introduction to the works of the Presocratics, Plato & Aristotle.
For the 3rd Edition, Professor Allen has provided new translations of Socrates' speech in the Symposium & of the first five chapters of Aristotle's Categories, as well as new selections bearing on Aristotle's Theory of Infinity, Continuity & Discreteness. The book also contains a general introduction which sets forth Allen's distinctive & now widely accepted interpretation of the development of Greek philosophy & science, along with selective bibliography & lists of suggested readings.