Philosophy: Philosophers: E: Empedocles

A list of writings about this thinker in various European languages.

Short article by Stephen Stenudd reviewing the cosmological aspects of Empedocles' writings, and Aristotle's reaction to them.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article. Summarizes this early Greek thinker's thought and presents what is known about his life.

Course notes, providing a concise introduction to this thinker and pointing out some questions raised by his thought.

Lecture notes by S. Marc Cohen, presenting Empedocles as part of the pluralistic response to Parmenides' teachings.

Biographical article by J J O'Connor and E F Robertson. Includes glossary and links to biographies of related thinkers.

Includes the Leonard translation of the Empedocles' fragments alongside the original Greek, as well as the Life of Empedocles from Diogenes Laertius.

From the Hanover Historical Texts Project. Arthur Fairbanks translations of the fragments of Empedocles.

A 2000 paper by Simon Trepanier. An intensive study of this, the longest and most illuminating of Empedocles' fragments.