Chapter 19 Hermann Diels (1848–1922)
In: Studies in Early Greek Philosophy
Author:
Jaap Mansfeld
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Abstract
Diels put the study of the Presocratics on a new basis, both by reconstructing the tradition of the transmission and by his editions of their remains. These works still to a large extent dominate the scene today. Though first and foremost an editor of texts, Diels also held views concerned with the relation between religious and rational thought that influenced his interpretation. I attempt to follow (not slavishly) his career as a student of the Presocratics, though to do justice to the richness and importance of his contributions one would at least need a full-length monograph.