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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Hellenistic Philosophy Classical Life and Letters
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Necessity Cause and Blame Perspectives on Aristotles Theory
Book SynopsisSir Richard Sorabji is Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford, and Emeritus Professor, King's College, London, UK. He is the world's leading scholar on the commentators on Aristotle and founder and co-editor of the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series, published by Bloomsbury. He is also the author of the three sourcebooks on the ancient commentators: The Philosophy of the Comentators, 200600 AD, vols 13.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Aristotle on Life and Death
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Art of Plato
Book SynopsisThis study is a contribution to the literary interpretation of Plato's dialogues, through analysis of their formal structure, characterization, language and imagery. The "Gorgias", the "Symposium", the "Republic" and the "Phaedrus" are considered, and the personality of Socrates is examined.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Aristotle on Memory
Book SynopsisRichard Sorabji is Research Professor of Philosophy at King's College London and a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of many books, including Necessity, Clause and Blame, Matter, Space and Motion, and Time, Creation and the Continuum, all published by Duckworth, and general editor of the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series.
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Continnuum-3PL Ancient Greek Cosmogony
Book SynopsisPresents an account of ancient Greek theories of the origins of the world. This book covers the period from 800 BC to 600 AD, beginning with myths concerning the creation of the world. It covers the cosmogonies of the major Greek and Roman thinkers, as well as the debate between Greek philosophical cosmogony and early Christian views.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) cultureandphilosophyintheageofplotinus
Book SynopsisMark Edwards is University Lecturer in Patristics at Oxford.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Syrianus On Aristotle Metaphysics 34 Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
Book SynopsisReveals how Aristotelian metaphysics was formalized and transformed by a philosophy which found its deepest roots in Pythagoras and Plato. This book shows how metaphysics, as a philosophical science, was conceived by the Neoplatonic philosopher of Late Antiquity.Trade Review'A massive scholarly achievement of the highest importance' "The Times"
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Daily Stoic
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Lexington Books Aretism
Book SynopsisAretism: An Ancient Sports Philosophy for the Modern Sports World applies a robust ancient ethic to the widely-acknowledged problems faced by modern sports. Aretismfrom the Greek word arete (excellence)draws a balance between the hard commercialism of modern sports culture and the soft playfulness of recreational models to recover the value of sport for individuals, education, and society at large. The authors' approach proposes practical strategies for athletes, coaches, and physical educators to use when facing ethical challenges in the modern world. Holowchak and Reid present Aretism as a tripartite model of athletic excellence focused on personal, civic, and global integration. They reject the personal and social separation characteristics of much of contemporary moral reasoning. Aretism creates a critical and normative framework within which athletic agents can aim for spirited, but morally sensitive, competition by seeking the betterment not only of themselves, through athletic Trade ReviewAretism is a subtle and engaging attempt to show historical connections between the prized character traits of classical antiquity and modern commercialized sports. Written in uncluttered prose and full of great examples, it is an accessible and thought-provoking re-statement of sporting virtues. -- Michael McNamee, Swansea UniversityAretism will be one of the most valuable books for those interested in the history of sport, and even more so for those who want to think about the cultural significance of sport—and its problems—in our own times. Reid and Holowchak have thought long and hard about these issues, and this book is a gift to us all. -- Drew A. Hyland, Trinity CollegeJust what we have come to expect from these two authors: a broad sweep at the historical level, a comprehensive account at the theoretical level, married with punchy and insightful analyses of particular issues and events. The sheer scope of the enterprise, together with the telling detail, is astonishing. I read this like an 'I couldn't put it down' novel. An impressive achievement. -- Jim Parry, University of LeedsWith the news dominated by college sports scandals, and professional athletics by strikes, lockouts, and superstar athletes' demands for ever larger contracts, this book's claim that contemporary sports is dominated by a martial/commercial model rings true. The commercial aspect is all too apparent. The martial aspect emphasizes winning at all costs, treats opponents as the enemy, and embraces aggression and individualism as means to external goals. This book also rejects an opposite approach—the aesthetic/recreational model, which sees sports as just for fun. Instead Holowchak (Rider Univ.) and Reid (Morningside College) propose returning sports to the ancient Greek ideal of arete, or excellence. Aretism demands 'respect for human limitations' as well as the view that 'victory in sport has no intrinsic value and that competitive sport is a good insofar as it is a means to human improvement.' The authors offer aretism as the Aristotelian mean between the martial/commercial and aesthetic/recreational approaches. Sports in higher education should promote virtue (in the sense of arete) or be abolished, which the authors acknowledge is not likely to happen. Copious endnotes to the 22 chapters and a good index make this book a useful resource. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. * CHOICE *Aretism: An Ancient Sports Philosophy for the Modern Sports World is accessible, rigorous, and contains numerous historical and contemporary sporting examples that are both helpful and interesting. It will be very beneficial as a text in courses dealing with the history and philosophy of sport. The book could also be profitably used in a more general course in ethics. Aretism should be read by academics and students interested in the history, philosophy, and contemporary significance of sport. Moreover, I would urge athletes, coaches, administrators, fans, parents, and other sport practitioners to read and then seek to cultivate in their respective contexts this valuable and excellent approach to the human practice of sport. * Journal of the Philosophy of Sport *Their book provides a substantial and necessary critique of modern sport, yet pushes back against those who envision school-related sport as merely recreational Each chapter is less than 10 pages in length, allowing a snapshot of important issues and engagement with numerous (and predominantly) American sporting examples… Many examples will resonate with readers, while each is supported by concise argumentation. For instance, a particular strength of the book is its timely raising of significant examples that question gender stereotypes and inequalities in sport The book broadens educators’ perspectives and provides another avenue for the incorporation of virtue-based ethics * The Journal of Catholic Education *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Part 2 PART I. How Did Sports Get Here From There? Chapter 3 Chapter 1. The Roots of Competitive Sport Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment Sport Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Compensatory Athleticism Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Sport Propagandized Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Sport Commodified Part 8 PART II. What is Wrong With Sports Today? Chapter 9 Chapter 6. The Martial/Commercial Model Chapter 10 Chapter 7. Drugs and Competitive Sport Chapter 11 Chapter 8. Problems of Performance Enhancement Chapter 12 Chapter 9. Gender, Aggression, and Violence Chapter 13 Chapter 10. Sport by the Numbers Chapter 14 Chapter 11. Sensationalism and Ego-Puffing Part 15 PART III. Why Can't We Just Enjoy Sports? Chapter 16 Chapter 12. The Aesthetic/Recreational Model Chapter 17 Chapter 13. Aesthetic Spectacle Chapter 18 Chapter 14. Playful Integrity Chapter 19 Chapter 15. The Aesthetics of Journeying Chapter 20 Chapter 16. Beauty as Unity Chapter 21 Chapter 17. Economy of Performance Part 22 PART IV. How Should Sports Be Reformed? Chapter 23 Chapter 18. The Aretic Model Chapter 24 Chapter 19. Aretism and Values Chapter 25 Chapter 20. Aretism and Education Chapter 26 Chapter 21. Aretism and Society Chapter 27 Chapter 22. Is Sport a Good?
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Lexington Books Machiavelli and Epicureanism
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the influence of Epicurean physics on the argument developed in Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy. Towards this end, the full philosophical history and origins of atomist philosophy are investigated during the first three chapters. Plato's critique of the atomist philosophy, from his dialogue the Parmenides, is a part of that investigation. In fact, Plato provides a refutation of the atomist philosophy in the Parmenides. A significant amount of scholarship has been accomplished that demonstrates the currents of Lucretian atomism in Machiavelli's Florence. Evidence is supplied as to Machiavelli's exposure to the Lucretian text, and the book then proceeds to investigate the transformational arguments of the Discourses On Livy itself. Machiavelli's Discourses are saturated with terminology that is borrowed from physics: materia' (Matter), corpo' (body), forma' (form), accidente' (accident). English translators have usually employed some theory as to which tradition of physics Machiavelli is relying upon, in order to conduct their translations. By borrowing the terminology of Lucretian physics, Machiavelli becomes able to conceive of the people in a political society as something less than human: as matter' or materia without form. In my analysis of Machiavelli's deployment of the concepts from Lucretian physics, it is attempted to unveil the brutality that is inherent in Machiavelli's new definitions of the elements of politics, and the general hostility of his political science to the Aristotelian concept of the human being as political animal. The classical physics of Aristotle, which Machiavelli has rejected for a model, indicates the forward looking momentum of natural beings. For Aristotle, nature intends human political society as the arena for human fulfillment. In Aristotelian physics, nature aims at an end in generation, i.e. at a culmination of the natural being in its proper condition of excellence. For human beings, this is justice, the quality of relationships that makes happiness possible. In Machiavelli, a new politicized physics is revealed. In Machiavelli's model, the human beings of formed matter are repeatedly sent, through new institutions and methods of government, back to their beginnings', i.e. to a condition of isolation, destitution, injury, and pain. The last chapter of the book concludes with an examination of the particular institutions and methods that Machiavelli holds out to us for employment, if his new vision of a republic is to be realized.Trade ReviewMachiavelli imparted new meanings to the moral vocabulary of the ancients. Virtù, for example, means nearly the opposite when used by Machiavelli (acquisitive success) as when used by Aristotle (self-restraint). Roecklein does a service by tracing this vocabulary to Epicurean philosophy, of which Machiavelli is said to be a proponent. Thus words like accidente, materia, and corpo carry substantive significance and must be retained in translations, Roecklein argues. Before turning to Machiavelli, Roecklein devotes three chapters to explicating Machiavelli's supposed sources: Parmenides, Epicurus, and Lucretius. The book is actually more about them than about Machiavelli. But the parts on Machiavelli are quite bold and cutting, as Roecklein attacks head on the republican interpretations of Quentin Skinner and J. G. A. Pocock. Machiavelli is anti-democratic because he commandeers language and discountenances the perceptual world of ordinary people. His political science is anti-deliberative, since choice causes corruption and decline. His new modes and orders are an assault on human dignity and claims to justice for the sake of order, and so on. A valuable addition to Machiavelli scholarship. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. * CHOICE *Roecklein's arguments for the influence of Lucretius on Machiavelli are compelling. . . . The greater contribution of the volume will be to the study of Epicurean-Lucretian atomism and its legacies, rather than assessment of Machiavelli's political philosophy. * Polis *For anyone interested in studying the atomistic and epicurean matrix of Machiavelli’s political thought, and hence of a part of modernity, this book is important because it shows how it is the principal reference which guides Machiavelli in the construction of his philosophical categories and in the polemic against other philosophical traditions. * Storia del Pensiero Politico *Robert Roecklein has given us a superb study of Machiavelli's political theory and its relation to classical philosophy. By connecting Machiavelli to Epicurean thought, he shows a new layer of his political theory and argues that his relation to both modernity and antiquity need to be rethought. Rocklein's book is important in showing us that we can take much more from Machiavelli's thought than contemporary scholarship has allowed. In so doing, he provides us with a revealing interpretation of Machiavelli, a thinker who has been as misunderstood as much as he has been demonized. -- Michael J. Thompson, Associate Professor of Political Science, William Paterson UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Plato’s Refutation of Eleatic Atomism in the Parmenides Chapter 2: Epicurus: Political Philosopher Chapter 3: Lucretius’ Aggressive Rhetoric Chapter 4: Machiavelli’s Discourses: the Birth of Neo-Epicureanism Chapter 5: The Life of the Spirit in Machiavelli’s Republic
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Springer Aspects of Aristotles Logic of Modalities 35 Synthese Historical Library
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Springer Greek Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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Springer Galileo and the Invention of Opera A Study in the Phenomenology of Consciousness 29 Contributions to Phenomenology
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Springer The Emotions in Hellenistic Philosophy
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Springer Ernst Machs Vienna 18951930 Or Phenomenalism as Philosophy of Science 218 Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) SOCRATES A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED BY AHBELRAPPE SARAAUTHORPAPERBACK
Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to Socrates, suitable for undergraduate students taking courses in Ancient and Greek Philosophy. This book suggests that it is in fact the Socratic insistence on self-knowledge that makes Socrates at once so pivotal and so elusive for the student of philosophy.Table of Contents1. Socrates: The Man and the Myth; 2. The Life and Death of Socrates; 3. The Sources for Socrates; 4. Plato's Socrates; 5. Socratic Method and Epistemology; 6. Happiness and Virtue; 7. The Socratic Schools; 8. Socrates in the Modern World; 9. Citizen Socrates; 10. Conclusion: Socrates and Self-knowledge; Bibliography; Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) St Augustine and the Theory of Just War 63 Continuum Studies in Philosophy
Book Synopsis'Can a Christian answer the empire's call to military duty and still answer a clear conscience before God? Fifth-century philosopher, St Augustine of Hippo, sought to provide a solution to the two problems. This title also identifies the effect of the Augustinian legacy upon medieval and modern philosophical reflections on the nature of warfare.Trade Review"This is a work that is definitely needed... I predict it will become a standard." Paul Vincent Spade, Indiana University Blurb from reviewer"Table of ContentsPreface; Ch. 1: St Augustine and the Just War Tradition; Ch. 2: Augustine's Just War Theory; Ch. 3: Philosophical Influences on Augustine's Just War Theory: Neo-Platonism; Ch. 4: Philosophical Influences on Augustine's Just War Theory: Christianity; Ch. 5: St Augustine's Theory and Beyond; Bibliography; Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC St Augustine and the Theory of Just War 63 Continuum Studies in Philosophy
Book SynopsisProvides a study that identifies the fundamental Augustinian premises and evaluates them in light of historical, neo-Platonic, and Christian contexts. This book also identifies the effect of the Augustinian legacy upon medieval and modern philosophical reflections on the nature of warfare and on how war might be waged justly and morally.Trade Review"'This is a work that is definitely needed... I predict it will become a standard.' - Paul Vincent Spade, Indiana University"Table of ContentsPreface; Ch. 1: St Augustine and the Just War Tradition; Ch. 2: Augustine's Just War Theory; Ch. 3: Philosophical Influences on Augustine's Just War Theory:; Neo-Platonism; Ch. 4: Philosophical Influences on Augustine's Just War Theory:. Christianity; Ch. 5: St Augustine's Theory and Beyond; Bibliography; Index.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Who Speaks for Plato
Book SynopsisIn this international and interdisciplinary collection of critical essays, distinguished contributors examine a crucial premise of traditional readings of Plato''s dialogues: that Plato''s own doctrines and arguments can be read off the statements made in the dialogues by Socrates and other leading characters. The authors argue in general and with reference to specific dialogues, that no character should be taken to be Plato''s mouthpiece. This is essential reading for students and scholars of Plato.Trade ReviewAmong recent collections of essays on Plato this volume stands out for overall excellence, and for the impressive range of arguments it contains. This book does not assume specialized knowledge and is essential reading for anyone interested in ancient philosophy or literary crtiticism. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Theory and History Chapter 3 Mouthpiece Schmouthpiece Chapter 4 The Logic of Attributing Characters' Views to Plato Chapter 5 Socrates and the Character of Platonic Dialogue Chapter 6 The Philosopher Conducting Dialectic Chapter 7 Where Plato Speaks: Reflections on an Ancient Debatex Part 8 Research on Specific Dialogues Chapter 9 Cowardice, Moral Philosophy in and Saying What You Think Chapter 10 Why Doesn't Plato Speak? Chapter 11 Not Doctrine but 'Placing in Question': The Thrasymachus ( as a Placing-In-Question"Rep.I) as anErotesis of Commercialization Chapter 12 Letting Plato Speak for Himself: Character and Method in the Republic Chapter 13 Eros as Messenger in Diotima's Teaching Chapter 14 The Eleatic Stranger: His Master's Voice? Chapter 15 Who Speaks for Whom in the Timaeus-Critias? Part 16 Criticisms and Alternatives Chapter 17 Plato Absconditus Chapter 18 Who Speaks for Plato? Everyone! Chapter 19 Interpreting the Platonic Dialogues: What Can One Say?
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Oxford University Press Senecas Thyestes Society for Classical Studies Textbooks
Trade ReviewThis is a well written and thought out commentary on a play which deserves more attention than it has heretofore received. * Classical World *
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Oxford University Press Iamblichus and the Theory of the Vehicle of the Soul
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Phanes Press,U.S. Theology of Arithmetic
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Keith Seddon An Outline of Cynic Philosophy Antisthenes of Athens and Diogenes of Sinope in Diogenes Laertius Book Six
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Keith Seddon An Outline of Cynic Philosophy Antisthenes of
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Burning Daylight Ikaria
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Coyote Canyon Press Five Great Dialogues of Plato
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Windstone Press The Development and Decline of Chinese Cosmology
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Pacific Coast Creative Academic Plato The Completed Works
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Mattamayura Press Tantra Illuminated
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Amor Fati Publications The Anthology
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Cambridge University Press Kant and Stoic Ethics
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