Ancient Philosophy Essential Readings with Commentary

Name: Ancient Philosophy Essential Readings with Commentary
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ISBN: 9781405135634

ISBN-10: 1405135638

ISBN-13: 9781405135634

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nick Smith, Fritz Allhoff, Anand Jayprakash Vaidya

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Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid. Focuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists Brings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others Is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison The readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the…

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List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.024
Language: English



Acknowledgments


List of Sources


Chronology



The Greek World (6th-5th centuries BCE)



The Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE)



The Late Roman Empire


General Introduction



The Presocratics and Sophists



The Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes



Xenophanes of Colophon, Heracleitus of Ephesus, and Pythagoras of Samos



The Eleatics: Parmenides and Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos



The Pluralists: Empedocles of Acragas and Anaxagoras of Clazomenae



The Atomists: Leucippus of Elea (or Miletus) and Democritus of Abdera



The Sophists: Protagoras of Abdera, Gorgias of Leontini, and Antiphon



Xenophon


Introduction



Memorabilia



Plato


Introduction



Euthyphro



Apology



Crito



Meno



Phaedo



Symposium



Republic



Parmenides



Timaeus



Aristotle


Introduction



Categories



On Interpretation



Physics



On the Soul



Metaphysics



Nicomachean Ethics



Politics



Diogenes the Cynic


Introduction



Diogenes Laertius, Life of Diogenes



Epicurus and Epicureanism


Introduction



Epicurus, Letter to Herodotus; Letter to Menoeceus; Principal Doctrines



Lucretius, On the Nature of Things



Stoics and Stoicism


Introduction



Diogenes Laertius on Stoicism



Epictetus, Manual



Skeptics and Skepticism


Introduction



Diogenes Laertius, Life of Pyrrho



Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism



Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors



Neoplatonism


Introduction



Plotinus, Enneads



Proclus, On Evil


Bibliography of Translations Used


Recommended Further Reading (English-Language Sources)


Index