''Fragmenta Philosophorum Graecorum'' (''FPG'') is a three-volume collection of fragments of

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. It was edited by the

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scholar, F.W.A. Mullach, and published in

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by the

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between 1860 and 1881. ''FPG'' was the first general collection of fragments of

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, but also included later material including that of

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. The volumes contain the original Greek texts with Latin translations and commentary also in Latin. The ''FPG's'' influence can be seen in the work of

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, who used it as a source for his own work on Presocratic philosophers. It has since become known for its shortfalls. ''FPG'' was replaced by '' Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker'', also known as "Diels-Kranz" after its editors.Sandywell, Barry, ''Dictionary of Visual Discourse: A Dialectical Lexicon of Terms'' (

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, 2011), p. 95.

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Internet Archive , Fragmenta philosophorum graecorum, volume 1
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Internet Archive , Fragmenta philosophorum graecorum, volume 2
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