By DR. W. WINDELBAND,PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF STRASSBURG and HERBERT ERNEST CUSHMAN, PH.D., INSTRUCTOR IN PHILOSOPHY IN TUFTS COLLEGE.
Publication Information : Book Title : History of Ancient Philosophy. Contributors : Herbert Ernest Cushman – transltr, W. Windelband – author. Publisher : Charles Scribner’s Sons. Place of Publication : New York. Publication Year : 1899.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND GERMAN EDITION
HAVING undertaken to prepare a résumé of the history of ancient philosophy for the Handbuch der Klasssischen Altertumswissenschaft, it seemed expedient to offer to my trained readers, not an extract from the history of the literature of the Greeks and Romans, which can be found elsewhere ; but rather a short and clear presentation, such as would awaken interest and give an insight into the subject matter and the development of ancient philosophy. The necessity of a new edition gives evidence that this presentation has won itself friends far beyond the circle of those most nearly interested. This, moreover, would not have happened had I not abandoned the idea of presenting a collation from the data usually furnished, and had I not given to the subject the form which my long personal experience as an academic teacher had proved to be most available. As a result I found myself in the somewhat painful position of being compelled to present didactically many very considerable deviations from the previous conception and treatment, without being able in the limitations of this résumé to advance for experts my reasons save in short references. I should have been very glad if I could have found time to justify my innovations by accompanying detailed discussions. But, unfortunately, the execution of my whole purpose has been postponed up to this time through more important and imperative tasks.