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Empedocles
(1,884 words)
(Ἐμπεδοκλῆς;
Empedoklês). [German version] [1] from Agrigentum Pre-Socratic Pre-Socratic
(c. 490-430 BC). His most important works: the Nature poem ‘On the origins of the world’ (so-called Περὶ φύσεως,
Perì phýseōs) and the ‘Purifications’ (Καθαρμοί,
Katharmoí), both in epic hexameters. The following presentation distinguishes between the two works. [1; 2] argue for unity. Bollack, Jean (Paris) [German version] A. Sources A large part of our knowledge about E. depends on the quotations and comments in Plutarch's
Moralia; his monograph is unfortunately lost. For the mos…
Source:
Brill’s New Pauly