Thales von Milet in der frühen christlichen Literatur - Darstellungen seiner Figur und seiner Ideen in den griechischen und lateinischen Textzeugnissen christlicher Autoren der Kaiserzeit und Spätantike

Thales of Miletus (7th ‑ 6th century BC) is regarded as one of the most important figures in Greek philosophy and science. In spite of this, little is known of his life beyond a few anecdotes, and none of his works have survived directly. In this volume Andreas Schwab for the first time examines a large number of references to Thales in early Christian authors, both Western and Eastern theologians. The resulting stimulating pictures of Thales and his ideas are analysed and commented on in detail.


Andreas Schwab, Universität Heidelberg.