The edition of the works of the three sixth-century BC Milesian philosophers Thales
Anaximander and Anaximenes follows the chronological arrangement (from Plato and Aristotle to
Albertus Magnus) of the underlying concept of the new edition of Pre-Socratic philosophers -
that is to document their transmission and the intentions behind the various traditions. The
Greek Latin and Syro-Arabian textual evidence is presented together with a German translation.
The texts are supplemented by explanatory footnotes a critical apparatus (if applicable) and
above all an apparatus listing similia to support the understanding of the branches of
transmission. The evidence for Thales is composed of a total of some 600 references and texts
(vol. 1) for the other two Milesians about 250 each (vol. 2). Extensive indices ensure that
the volumes are easy to use.
