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A Companion to Ancient Philosophy

Author : Mary Louise Gill

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 833 pages

File Size : 49,39 MB

Release : 2009-01-07

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1405188340

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A Companion to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive and current overview of the history of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from its origins until late antiquity. Comprises an extensive collection of original essays, featuring contributions from both rising stars and senior scholars of ancient philosophy Integrates analytic and continental traditions Explores the development of various disciplines, such as mathematics, logic, grammar, physics, and medicine, in relation to ancient philosophy Includes an illuminating introduction, bibliography, chronology, maps and an index



Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy

Author : Frisbee Sheffield

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 1018 pages

File Size : 11,27 MB

Release : 2013-12-04

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1317975499

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The Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of new essays on the philosophy and philosophers of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Written by a cast of international scholars, it covers the full range of ancient philosophy from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD and beyond. There are dedicated discussions of the major areas of the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle together with accounts of their predecessors and successors. The contributors also address various problems of interpretation and method, highlighting the particular demands and interest of working with ancient philosophical texts. All original texts discussed are translated into English.



A Companion to Ancient Philosophy

Author : Sean D. Kirkland

Publisher : Northwestern University Press

Page : 452 pages

File Size : 49,13 MB

Release : 2018-10-15

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0810137887

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A Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of essays on a broad range of themes and figures spanning the entire period extending from the Pre-Socratics to Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic thinkers. Rather than offering synoptic and summary treatments of preestablished positions and themes, these essays engage with the ancient texts directly, focusing attention on concepts that emerge as urgent in the readings themselves and then clarifying those concepts interpretively. Indeed, this is a companion volume that takes a very serious and considered approach to its designated task—accompanying readers as they move through the most crucial passages of the infinitely rich and compelling texts of the ancients. Each essay provides a tutorial in close reading and careful interpretation. Because it offers foundational treatments of the most important works of ancient philosophy and because it, precisely by doing so, arrives at numerous original interpretive insights and suggests new directions for research in ancient philosophy, this volume should be of great value both to students just starting off reading the ancients and to established scholars still fascinated by philosophy's deepest abiding questions.



The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy

Author : David Sedley

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 37,26 MB

Release : 2003-07-31

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 9780521775038

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The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. A team of leading specialists surveys the developments of the period and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. There are also separate chapters on how philosophy in the ancient world interacted with religion, literature and science, and a final chapter traces the seminal influence of Greek and Roman philosophy down to the seventeenth century. Practical elements such as tables, illustrations, a glossary, and extensive advice on further reading make it an ideal book to accompany survey courses on the history of ancient philosophy. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.



The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism

Author : Richard Bett

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 14,40 MB

Release : 2010-01-28

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1139828215

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This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools, and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. The contributors examine the major developments chronologically and historically, ranging from the early antecedents of scepticism to the Pyrrhonist tradition. They address the central philosophical and interpretive problems surrounding the sceptics' ideas on subjects including belief, action, and ethics. Finally, they explore the effects which these forms of scepticism had beyond the ancient period, and the ways in which ancient scepticism differs from scepticism as it has been understood since Descartes. The volume will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.



The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Science

Author : Liba Taub

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 359 pages

File Size : 43,2 MB

Release : 2020-01-30

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1107092485

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Provides a broad framework for engaging with ideas relevant to ancient Greek and Roman science, medicine and technology.



The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy

Author : A. A. Long

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 25,58 MB

Release : 1999-06-28

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 9780521446679

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A 1999 Companion to Greek philosophy, invaluable for new readers, and for specialists.



A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics

Author : Pierre Destrée

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 547 pages

File Size : 40,8 MB

Release : 2015-07-20

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1444337645

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The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media—oral, aural, visual, and literary. Investigates the many ways in which the arts were experienced and conceptualized in the ancient world Explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media, treating literary, oral, aural, and visual arts together in a single volume Presents an integrated perspective on the major themes of ancient aesthetics which challenges traditional demarcations Raises questions about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern ways of thinking about the place of art in society



The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought

Author : Stephen Salkever

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 391 pages

File Size : 37,29 MB

Release : 2009-04-27

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1139828029

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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Composed of essays specially commissioned for this volume and written by leading scholars of classics, political science, and philosophy, the Companion brings these texts to life by analysing what they have to tell us about the problems of political life. Focusing on texts by Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle, among others, they examine perennial issues, including rights and virtues, democracy and the rule of law, community formation and maintenance, and the ways in which theorizing of several genres can and cannot assist political practice.



Ancient Philosophy: A Companion to the Core Readings

Author : Andrew Stumpf

Publisher : Broadview Press

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 48,88 MB

Release : 2018-12-27

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1554813921

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Ancient Philosophy: A Companion to the Core Readings is designed as an approachable guide to the most important and influential works of ancient philosophy. The book begins with a brief overview of ancient Greek mythology and the pre-Socratic philosophers. It then examines a number of the most important works from Plato and Aristotle, including Euthyphro, Meno, Republic, the Categories, the Physics, and the Nicomachean Ethics, before concluding with a brief look at Hellenistic philosophy and the origins of Neoplatonism. Readers who might otherwise struggle with the original texts will find an exceedingly helpful guide in Stumpf’s clear explanations and analyses. Numerous diagrams and images are provided to aid in comprehension.