T. Gompertz (1832-1912) - an outstanding German researcher of ancient culture, one of the most authoritative and respected specialists in classical philology and the history of ancient philosophy. "Greek Thinkers" is the main work of his life, unsurpassed to this day in its breadth of coverage of numerous problems and universality the analyzed factual material, the wealth of sources involved. The translation of "Greek Thinkers", made for the first Russian edition of 1912, has been carefully edited: verified with the original, the reading of the names of outdated terms has been corrected, extensive comments have been added, taking into account modern coverage of the problems. The text of the book is preceded by an article about the life and work of this outstanding scientist. Table of contents: SORCATES AND SOCRATICS 7 Notes and additions 219 Comments 251