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Blackson, Thomas A. 2011. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1444335731/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1444335731&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=7a73d61c994f3772f34c138870cb40b1 Ancient Greek Philosophy from the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers]</i>. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell. If you want a modern book and overview of this great age of Greek philosophers then this is your book. It begins with Presocratics, arguably the first great wave of thinker who begin the foundation of inquiry and what becomes scientific thinking, and ends with the final destruction of the Academy.

Cohen, S. Marc, Patricia Curd, and C. D. C. Reeve, eds. 2011. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603844627/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1603844627&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=dff619bb00dc8b404854f0c0b8d9e16b Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle]</i>. 4th ed. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. This work is considered the standard introductory book on Greek philosophers. If you want to know how the philosophers developed and some of the key thinks, including Plato and Aristotle, then this book explains a lot of this story and how the philosophers developed their schools in a time of great change in Greece.

Russell, Bertrand. 1996. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671201581/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0671201581&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=12862945d4b559d42fe6f6c19f4f6e84 History of Western Philosophy]</i>. Reprinted. Routledge Classics. London: Routledge. This is perhaps the best selling book on Western and Greek philosophy in the 20th century. It was reprinted time and time again. It helps to explain, using clear description, how Western philosophy developed, particularly influenced by the Greek philosophers.

Roochnik, David. 2004. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1405108622/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1405108622&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=2e673c5cd76455399aa053d35c5500c5 Retrieving the Ancients: An Introduction to Greek Philosophy]</i>. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. A good introduction into Greek philosophy and its development. The book is not highly detailed but focuses on explaining the key ideas and knowledge developed by the philosophers of Greece.

Miller, Patrick L. 2011. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1441152709/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1441152709&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=f29ec90a8d518eb14dcbff43e05ed32b Becoming God: Pure Reason in Early Greek Philosophy]</i>. London ; New York: Continuum. The Greek philosophers treated God or the gods very differently. While Aristotle did not see their importance, others, like Plato, saw the central role of religion and the gods in our lives. This book is key to understanding these various ideas when it came to religion.

Sharif Khan, Mohammad, and Mohammad Anwar Saleem. 1994. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8170246237/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=8170246237&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=730cf4ca86e6a7d8ed2948c73d059e4f Muslim Philosophy and Philosophers ] </i>. New Delhi, India: Ashish Pub. House. Muslim philosophy and philosophers were critical to the survival of some of the early Greek philosophers, as they were avid learners and preservers of these older traditions. This work helps to explain that relationship and how Greek philosophy shaped early Muslim though and eventually was transmitted to Medieval Europe.

Sedley, D. N., ed. 2003. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521446678/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0521446678&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=5e3a801af7662b178df4a82787fad77b The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy]</i>. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. This book provides a survey approach for some of the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, covering Pythagoras, one of the early philosophers, to Cicero, one of the important Roman thinkers and theorists in the 1st century BCE.

Graham, Daniel W., ed. 2010. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521608422/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0521608422&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=0f047751e93eb68f921ad078cab79538 The Texts of Early Greek Philosophy: The Complete Fragments and Selected Testimonies of the Major Presocratics]</i>. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. What is striking to those who study Greek Philosophy is how little of their works actually survived and often we have passed on testimonials rather than first hand writing to describe what the philosophies were. The Presocratics were the first set of important philosophers and their fragmentary writings are very important to reconstructing their early thoughts. This work presents the key fragments.

Wright, M. R. 2010. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520261488/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520261488&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=24f00708bc10979cf731ed9b5dd1e471 Introducing Greek Philosophy ] </i>. Berkeley: University of California Press. For a more recent treatment of the Greek philosophers, Wright's book presents a nice easy read. This is a good contemporary book for those wanting to learn about Greek philosophy without getting confused by the complicated parts. Soupios, Michael A., and Panos Mourdoukoutas. 2009. <i>The Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life</i>. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Pub. Co., Inc. This book exemplifies how modern living tries to use wisdom from Greek philosophy to build general rules of life. From Epicurus' concept of simple happiness to Aristotle's concepts of seeking knowledge, these ideas are melded to make them timeless.