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"[A] rich investigation of the origins of philosophical thought in Greek culture."鈥擯eter Adamson, New York Review of Books

"Readers will come away with a much more nuanced understanding of the origins of philosophy in Greece and the many contributing factors."鈥擠avid Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer

"This elegant study shows how a variety of historical, social, and cultural questions and factors eventually led to the formation of a new discipline called 鈥榩hilosophy鈥� in ancient Greece. Sassi displays an admirable blend of anthropological and philosophical sensitivity that is perfectly adapted to the subject and illuminates it in many new ways."鈥擜ndr茅 Laks, author of The Concept of Presocratic Philosophy

"This book is among the most illuminating contributions to the much-debated topic of how, why, and in what form the Greeks of the sixth and fifth centuries BC created philosophy. Its constructive blend of cultural history, anthropology, and philosophical analysis makes it particularly good to think with, and it is now finally available to a broader audience of Anglophone readers."鈥擠avid Sedley, University of Cambridge

"This impressively learned book contributes to longstanding debates about the beginnings of Greek philosophy, its connections to earlier Greek writings that address similar topics, the way Aristotle shapes our access to Presocratic philosophy, and more."鈥擪atja Maria Vogt, Columbia University

"Avoiding the main pitfalls that beset her subject, Sassi looks afresh at the evidence for important early Greek thinkers, asks what can be attributed to them, and admirably allows for a great variety of responses to that question."鈥擥eoffrey Lloyd, Needham Research Institute