Philosopher
W. K. C. Guthrie
Overview
William Keith Chambers Guthrie (1 August 1906 – 17 May 1981) was a Scottish classical scholar, best known for his History of Greek Philosophy, published in six volumes between 1962 and his death. He served as Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1952 to 1973 and as master of Downing College, Cambridge from 1957 to 1972.
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Philosophers who discussed W. K. C. Guthrie
Ideas W. K. C. Guthrie discusses
- Ancient philosophy
- On the Heavens
- Melbourne
- Latin
- Orpheus
- Plato
- Parmenides
- Protagoras
- Reader (academic rank)
- Socrates
- University of Cambridge
- Fellow of the British Academy
- Masterpiece
- Pythagoreanism
- Thales of Miletus
- Aristotle
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- World War II
- Sophist
- Meno
- Cambridge University Press
- Democritus
Place in the tradition
Part of Ancient Greek philosophy.