Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Books
Princeton University Press Philosophy before the Greeks
Book SynopsisThere is a growing recognition that philosophy isn't unique to the West, that it didn't begin only with the classical Greeks, and that Greek philosophy was influenced by Near Eastern traditions. Yet even today there is a widespread assumption that what came before the Greeks was before philosophy. In Philosophy before the Greeks, Marc Van De MierTrade Review"Van De Mieroop is a highly respected Assyriologist, and his book provides a broad introduction to the intellectual principles which informed the long-lived and steady literary culture of 'Babylonia.'"--D. L. Dusenbury, Times Literary Supplement "Were this book a live performance, I would stand and applaud with vigor... I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in ancient history and philosophy. The clarity with which Van De Mieroop establishes his ideas result in a detailed, well-explained, and absolutely intriguing pioneer study on Babylonian epistemology and philosophy... For such ... a well-written, critical examination of what constitutes Babylonian philosophy, one would be foolish not to purchase and read it."--Biblical ReviewTable of ContentsPreface vii PART I AN ESSAY IN BABYLONIAN EPISTEMOLOGY Chapter 1: At the Time of Creation 3 PART II THE ORDER OF THINGS (LES MOTS ET LES CHOSES) Chapter 2: Word Lists: A Very Short History 35 Chapter 3: Constructing Reality 59 PART III WRITINGS OF THE GODS Chapter 4: Omen Lists in Babylonian Culture 87 Chapter 5: The Structure of Knowledge of the Universe 113 PART IV THE WORD OF THE LAW Chapter 6: Of Ancient Codes 143 Chapter 7: The Philosopher-King 156 PART V A BABYLONIAN EPISTEMOLOGY Chapter 8: Babylonian Epistemology in History 185 Chapter 9: The Conceptual Autonomy of Babylonian Epistemology 216 Notes 225 Bibliography 257 Index 291
£23.75
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Symposium
Book SynopsisA translation that offers an introduction presenting both basic information and a sense of scholarly opinion.Trade ReviewA fantastic book. Translation is graceful and elegant yet uncannily accurate. Footnotes very useful, especially for teaching purposes, and the price is surprisingly low. --Eve Browning Cole, University of Minnesota
£31.49
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Aristotle Selections
Book SynopsisSelections seeks to provide an accurate and readable translation that will allow the reader to follow Aristotle''s use of crucial technical terms and to grasp the details of his argument. Unlike anthologies that combine translations by many hands, this volume includes a fully integrated set of translations by a two-person team. The glossary--the most detailed in any edition--explains Aristotle''s vocabulary and indicates the correspondences between Greek and English words. Brief notes supply alternative translations and elucidate difficult passages.
£60.34
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Reason and Human Good in Aristotle
Book SynopsisIntended for the bibliography of 'Aristotle's Ethics', this book covers the issues of interpretation.Trade ReviewReason and Human Good in Aristotle opens up issues of interpretation which are as alive today as when it originally appeared. After almost two decades of extraordinary influence, this succinct book remains a 'must' for any serious bibliography of Aristotle's Ethics. --Sarah Broadie, Princeton UniversityCooper's careful and detailed treatment of deliberation and the content of good deliberation brought scholarship on Aristotle's moral philosophy to a new level of sophistication, and his book remains essential reading for anyone who is grappling with Aristotle's complex views about these fundamental issues. --Richard Kraut, Northwestern University
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ancient Philosophy
Book SynopsisPart 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 editors Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. List of Sources. Chronology. Map 1 The Greek World (6th–5th centuries BCE). Map 2 The Hellenistic Period (323–31 BCE). Map 3 The Late Roman Empire. General Introduction. I: The Presocratics and Sophists:. 1. The Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes. 2. Xenophanes of Colophon, Heracleitus of Ephesus, and Pythagoras of Samos. 3. The Eleatics: Parmenides, and Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. 4. The Pluralists: Empedocles of Acragas and Anaxagoras of Clazomenae. 5. The Atomists: Leucippus of Elea (or Miletus) and Democritus of Abdera. 6. The Sophists: Protagoras of Abdera, Gorgias of Leontini, and Antiphon. II: Xenophon:. Introduction. 7. Memorabilia. III: Plato:. Introduction. 8. Euthyphro. 9. Apology. 10. Crito. 11. Meno. 12. Phaedo. 13. Symposium. 14. Republic. 15. Parmenides. 16. Timaeus. IV: Aristotle:. Introduction. 17. Categories. 18. On Interpretation. 19. Physics. 20. On the Soul. 21. Metaphysics. 22. Nicomachean Ethics. 23. Politics. V: Diogenes the Cynic:. Introduction. 24. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Diogenes. VI: Epicurus and Epicureanism:. Introduction. 25. Epicurus, Letter to Herodotus; Letter to Menoeceus; Principle Doctrines. 26. Lucretius, On the Nature of Things. VII: Stoics and Stoicism:. Introduction. 27. Diogenes Laertius on Stoicism. 28. Epictetus, Manual. VIII: Skeptics and Skepticism:. Introduction. 29. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Pyrrho. 30. Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism. 31. Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors. IX: Neoplatonism:. Introduction. 32. Plotinus, Enneads. 33. Proclus, On Evil. Bibliography. Recommended Further Reading (English-Language Sources). Index.
£32.25
Cambridge University Press Plato Theaetetus and Sophist Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Book SynopsisPlato's Theaetetus and Sophist are two of his most important dialogues and are widely discussed by philosophers. With a supporting introduction and notes, this new and lively translation is the first to present both dialogues together and will pave the way for fresh interpretations of Plato's writings in general.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Short summaries of Theaetetus and Sophist; Further reading; Note on text and translation; Theaetetus; Sophist; Further notes on text; Index.
£25.60
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The History and Philosophy of Science A Reader
Book SynopsisThe History and Philosophy of Science: A Reader brings together seminal texts from antiquity to the end of the nineteenth century and makes them accessible in one volume for the first time.With readings from Aristotle, Aquinas, Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes, Newton, Lavoisier, Linnaeus, Darwin, Faraday, and Maxwell, it analyses and discusses major classical, medieval and modern texts and figures from the natural sciences. Grouped by topic to clarify the development of methods and disciplines and the unification of theories, each section includes an introduction, suggestions for further reading and end-of-section discussion questions, allowing students to develop the skills needed to: read, interpret, and critically engage with central problems and ideas from the history and philosophy of science understand and evaluate scientific material found in a wide variety of professional and popular settings appreciate the social and cultural context in which scientific ideas emerge Trade ReviewThis collection aptly unites, and thematically arranges, some of the most important sources in the history of the biological and physical sciences from antiquity through the end of the 19th century. The volume is designed for use in upper division or graduate history and philosophy of science courses and affords instructors ready access to key texts from a near-comprehensive range of time periods. The book stops before the 20th century, but this limitation ensures that the sources it includes are broadly accessible to students without advanced scientific training. The selection of sources is careful, and the translations (where applicable) are fluid ... Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students and their instructors. * CHOICE *McKaughan and VandeWall set off on a difficult quest: to bottle two millennia of our species' best thoughts about the world and our place in it into a single collection, to do it without overwhelming the new reader with a deluge of opaque material, to cover the ever-expanding panoply of disciplines and practices, and through it all to not lose sight of that humbling sense of wonder at nature that our ancestors experienced and that we who stand on the shoulders of giants would do well to remember. I can’t wait to share this with my own students. * Erik L. Peterson, Assistant Professor of the History of Science, The University of Alabama, USA *Can an education in the history & philosophy of science be distilled into a single volume? The McKaughan & VandeWall anthology has done so. It reflects the conviction that historians of science ought to be well trained as philosophers of science and vice versa. This collection is an extremely rich resource for both encountering science (natural philosophy) as it really was and for discerning progress. It samples generously from oft-neglected eras, regions, disciplines, and authors. Having designed a course in the history & philosophy of science myself, I really appreciate this book. * J. Brian Pitts, Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK. *Table of ContentsTimeline Introduction, Daniel J. McKaughan and Holly VandeWall Part I. ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND MATHEMATICS Introduction Plato, Philebus Plato, Republic Plato, Timaeus Lucretius, On The Nature of Things Aristotle, Categories Aristotle, Posterior Analytics Aristotle, Physics Aristotle, On the Heavens Aristotle, Meteorology Aristotle, De Anima Aristotle, Parts of Animals Aristotle, Generation of Animals Euclid, Elements Apollonius, The Conics Ptolemy, Introduction to the Almagest Avicenna, De Mineralibus Al-Biruni, Letters to Avicenna on Aristotelian Astronomy and Physics Aquinas, On the Motion of the Heart Buridan, Questions on Aristotelian Philosophy Oresme, A Treatise on the Configuration of Qualities and Motions Suggested Readings Discussion Questions Part II. TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE: MECHANICS AND ASTRONOMY Introduction Copernicus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres Osiander, Preface to On the Revolutions Tycho Brahe, Preface to The Improved Mechanic Astronomy Kepler, Astronomia Nova Galileo, Message to Cosimo de’Medici Galileo, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems Galileo, Dialogue Concerning the Two New Sciences Descartes, Discourse on Method Descartes, Principles of Philosophy Descartes, Le Monde Bacon, The New Organon Bacon, The New Atlantis Newton, Principia Huygens, Treatise on Light Newton, Opticks Newton, Letter to Oldenberg Buffon, On the Formation of the Planets Suggested Readings Discussion Questions Part III: TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE: CHEMISTRY, HEAT, AND THE UNIFICATION OF FORCES Introduction Hermes Trismegistus, The Emerald Tablet Paracelsus, Of the Nature of Things Newton, The Key and Commentary on the Emerald Tablet Boyle, On the Excellency and Grounds of the Corpuscular or Mechanical Hypothesis Boyle, Experimental Researches on Combustion Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist Becher, Concerning the First Principle of Metals and Stones Stahl, Preliminaries Priestley, Of Dephlogisticated Air Lavoisier, Elements of Chemistry Young, On the Theory of Light and Colors Dalton, A New System of Chemical Philosophy Gay-Lussac, Memoir on the Combination of Gases Avagadro, Determining Relative Masses of Elementary Molecules Oersted, The Electromagnetic Effect (4 pages) Faraday, Lectures on Electricity and Magnetism Faraday, Experimental Researches in Electricity Carnot, Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire Clausius, On the Nature of the Motion We Call Heat Maxwell, A Dynamical Theory of the ElectroMagnetic Field Canizzaro, Sketch of a Course of Chemical Philosophy Mendeleev, Relation between Properties and Atomic Weights Kelvin, On the Dynamical Theory of Heat Suggested Readings Discussion Questions Part IV: THE SPECIALIZATION OF NATURAL HISTORY: THE HUMAN ANIMAL, ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, AND GEOLOGY Introduction William Harvey, Concerning the Movement of the Heart and Blood Descartes, Treatise on Man Hooke, Micrographia Schwann, Microscopical Investigations Buffon, Natural History “Second Discourse” Buffon, On the Generation and Species of Animals Linnaeus, On the Increase of the Habitable Earth Linnaeus, Economy of Nature Cuvier, On the Revolutions of the Earthly Globe Lamarck, Zoological Philosophy Cuvier, Lectures on Comparative Anatomy and Natural History of Fishes Lyell, Principles of Geology Paley, Natural Theology Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population Mendel, Experiments in Plant Hybridization Suggested Readings Discussion Questions Part V. EVOLUTIONARY THEORY: DARWINISM AND ITS RECEPTION Introduction A. R. Wallace, On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Darwin, The Origin of Species Darwin, Descent of Man Darwin, Variation of Plants and Animals “Pangenesis” Kelvin, On the Age of the Earth: Uniformity Briefly Refuted and Of Geological Dynamics Jenkin, Review of the Origin of the Species Sedgwick, Objections to Mr. Darwin’s Theory Owen, Darwin on the Origin of Species Gray, Darwin and His Reviewers Agassiz, Methods in the Study of Natural History Huxley, T. H., The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species Suggested Readings Discussion Questions Glossary Index
£33.99
Clarendon Press Plato on Parts and Wholes
Book SynopsisWhat is the relation between a whole and its parts? Is a whole identical to its parts, or is there some other relation of composition? These questions are much discussed in modern philosophy; but Plato''s rich discussion of composition has been neglected. Verity Harte provides the first sustained examination of this Platonic discussion and explains its relations to modern debates. She reveals how, in several late works, Plato criticizes the view that a whole is identical to its parts. She then goes on to discuss the intriguing alternative conception of wholes he offers in its place. This book is an invaluable resource both for scholars of Plato and for modern metaphysicians. For scholars of Plato, Harte''s careful textual analysis provides fresh insights into some of his most difficult works. For modern metaphysicians, she illuminates the contemporary debate by placing it within an historical context.Trade Reviewa brilliant interpretation ... an excellent contribution to the discussion of mereorogical problems, ancient and modern. * Vojtech Hladky, Rhizai *Table of Contents1. THE PROBLEM OF COMPOSITION ; 2. COMPOSITION AS IDENTITY IN THE PARMENIDES AND SOPHIST ; 3. A NEW MODEL OF COMPOSITION ; 4. COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE ; 5. PLATO'S METAPHYSICS OF STRUCTURE
£55.10
Oxford University Press Platos Symposium The Ethics of Desire Oxford Classical Monograph Oxford Classical Monographs
Frisbee Sheffield argues that the Symposium has been unduly marginalized by philosophers. Although the topic - eros - and the setting at a symposium have seemed anomalous, she demonstrates that both are intimately related to Plato''s preoccupation with the nature of the good life, with virtue, and how it is acquired and transmitted. For Plato, analysing our desires is a way of reflecting on the kind of people we will turn out to be and on our chances of leading a worthwhile and happy life. In its focus on the question why he considered desires to be amenable to this type of reflection, this book explores Plato''s ethics of desire.
£999.99
Oxford University Press Doing and Being
Book SynopsisDoing and Being confronts the problem of how to understand two central concepts of Aristotle''s philosophy: energeia and dunamis. While these terms seem ambiguous between actuality/potentiality and activity/capacity, Aristotle did not intend them to be so. Through a careful and detailed reading of Metaphysics Theta, Beere argues that we can solve the problem by rejecting both actuality and activity as translations of energeia, and by working out an analogical conception of energeia. This approach enables Beere to discern a hitherto unnoticed connection between Plato''s Sophist and Aristotle''s Metaphysics Theta, and to give satisfying interpretations of the major claims that Aristotle makes in Metaphysics Theta, the claim that energeia is prior in being to capacity (Theta 8) and the claim that any eternal principle must be perfectly good (Theta 9).Trade ReviewJonathan Beere's Doing and Being is a thorough, well informed and insightful chapter-by-chapter commentary on the bulk of Aristotle's Metaphysics Theta . * Boris Hennig, Philosophical Quarterly *an excellent textual analysis * Anna Marmadoro, Mind *Table of ContentsPART I: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF METAPHYSICS THETA; PART II: POWERS FOR ACTION AND PASSION; PART III: BEING-IN-ENERGEIA AND BEING-IN-CAPACITY; PART IV: THE PRIORITY AND SUPERIORITY OF ENERGEIA
£45.12
St Augustine's Press Philosophy 101 by Socrates – An Introduction to
Book SynopsisPhilosophy means “the love of wisdom.” Kreeft uses the dialogues of Socrates to help the reader grow in that love. He says that no master of the art of philosophizing has ever been more simple, clear, and accessible to beginners as has Socrates. He focuses on Plato’s dialogues, the Apology of Socrates, as a lively example to imitate, and a model partner for the reader for dialogue. Kreeft calls it “the Magna Carta of philosophy,” a timeless classic that is “a portable classroom.”
£13.01
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co Euthydemus
Book Synopsis From the Introduction:"Neglected for ages by Plato scholars, the Euthydemus has in recent years attracted renewed attention. The dialogue, in which Socrates converses with two sophists whose techniques of verbal manipulation utterly disengage language from any grounding in stable meaning or reality, is in many ways a dialogue for our times. Contemporary questions of language and power permeate the speech and action of the dialogue. The two sophistsEuthydemus and his brother Dionysodorusexplicitly question whether speech has any connection to truth and specifically whether anything can be said about justice and nobility that cannot also be said about their opposites." Focus Philosophical Library translations are close to and are non-interpretative of the original text, with the notes and a glossary intending to provide the reader with some sense of the terms and the concepts as they were understood by Plato's immediate audience. FeaturesNotes, glossary, and an interpretive essay.
£11.39
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co Four Island Utopias: Being Plato's Atlantis,
Book SynopsisFour Island Utopias provides a convenient compilation of four key texts, important for the understanding of utopian thinking in the ancient world and middle ages, along with maps and an extensive introduction to Classical Utopian thought. Ideal for courses in utopian thought.
£17.09
Penguin Publishing Group Fragments
Book Synopsis
£13.50
Cambridge University Press Plato and the Hero
Book SynopsisThis book examines Plato's developing critique of the notions and embodiments of manliness prevalent in his culture (particularly those in Homer), and his attempt to redefine such notions in accordance with his ethical, psychological and metaphysical principles.Trade Review'Hobbs provides a stimulating interpretation of … all Plato's dialogues … in the time-honoured phrase she 'brings Plato to life' and enables us to see what was at stake for him in the discussions of thumos and andreia … Hobbs' book makes fascinating reading both for the classical scholar and for the specialist in modern political philosophy. … a book which is worthy of emulation and which will be hard to better in terms of scholarship, imagination or insight.' PolisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; Glossary; 1. The puzzle of Plato's thumos; 2. Thumos, andreia and the ethics of flourishing; 3. Arms and the man: andreia in the Laches; 4. Odd virtue out: courage and goodness in the Protagoras; 5. Why should I be good? Callicles, Thrasymachus and the egoist challenge; 6. Heroes and role models: the Apology, Hippias Major and Hippias Minor; 7. The threat of Achilles; 8. Plato's response: the valuable as one; 9. Alcibiades' revenge: thumos in the Symposium; Epilogue: The weaver's art: andreia in the Politicus and Laws; Bibliography; Index.
£37.99
Dumb Ox Books,US Commentary on Aristotle`s De Anima
Book Synopsis
£28.00
Arcturus Editions Tao Te Ching: Deluxe Silkbound Edition in a
Book Synopsis
£999.99
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Polarity and Analogy
Book Synopsis
£17.09
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Charmides
Book SynopsisA literal translation, allowing the simplicity and vigor of the Greek diction to shine through.
£7.99
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc HANDBOOK ENCHEIRIDION BY EPICTETUSAUTHORHARDBACK
Book Synopsis
£25.19
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Protagoras
Book SynopsisPresents the translation of a dialogue on virtue, wisdom, and the nature of sophistic teaching. This title provides an introduction that illuminates the dialogue's perennial interest, its Athenian political background, and the particular difficulties and ironic nuances of its argument.Trade ReviewA very readable translation that conveys both the philosophical and the dramatic context better than any existing translation. It is extremely accurate in conveying the movement of the argument and in noting significant points of philosophical usage. . . . I am very impressed with the vividness and the easy flow of the prose. --John Cooper, Princeton University
£11.99
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Trial and Death of Socrates
Book SynopsisThe third edition of The Trial and Death of Socrates presents G. M.A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with a Select Bibliography.
£23.39
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans A Brief History
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKahn's excellent knowledge of the texts is apparent and his familiarity with the scholarly literature is manifest. . . . The volume is attractively written and and produced, and will do a real service in making the Pythagorean tradition . . . accessible to non-specialists. --Richard McKirahan, Philosophy in ReviewThis book provides an excellent overview of the development of Pythagorean theory after Pythagoras. Kahn's narrative is lucid and his judgment reliable. . . . This brief survey is admirably comprehensive in its treatment of Pythagorean influences. --Daniel W. Graham, Ancient PhilosophyThis book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on ancient philosophy, combines a lucid overview of the broad sweep of the Pythagorean tradition, appropriate for readers new to the subject, with new scholarly insights, which will make it essential reading for scholars as well. There really is no comparable up-to-date volume available in English. It is a wonderful book. --Carl Huffman, DePauw University
£49.29
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Consolation of Philosophy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRelihan's edition of the Consolation offers both student and scholar a felicitous text, expertly translated from the original Latin, richly supplemented throughout with a critical apparatus, and generously embellished with explanatory notes for each prose and metric portion; he offers an Introduction of clear-sighted analysis, and an inclusive, text-referential glossary. Relihan's translation should now be the standard text for classroom use. . . . Relihan has performed a great service in his translation by attempting to translate the 'meters' with the sensibility of a poet as well as a Latinist, and it has made his version of Consolation that much more committed, it seems, to the intent of the original, and definitely a more compelling read. Relihan, as he himself states, has done '. . . what has not been done before in the long history of translation of Consolation into English, . . . [to] reproduce through English accents the rhythms and meters of the original poems' (xxviii). . . . The poetic sections of Consolation are not mere interludes but deliberate transitions in tenor and signification. By offering an English text that echoes the Latin in form, Relihan is offering the student of Consolation an English text that echoes the Latin in meaning as well. It is an offer neither scholar nor student should refuse. --June-Ann Greeley, New England Classical JournalThis book offers a splendid new translation of the Consolatio Philosophiae that makes the philosophy of the text accessible to both the beginning student and to the Latin scholar. Any student interested in the transition in late antiquity from the pagan to the Christian worlds should own this volume. --Victoria Jordan, The Classical Outlook
£999.99
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Neoplatonic Philosophy Introductory Readings
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available in English, this volume provides translations of the central texts of four major figures of the Neoplatonic tradition: Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus.Trade ReviewIn addition to being a wonderful addition to the library of any classicist or historian of philosophy, the book can be used as a challenging text for an undergraduate specialized course in later Greek philosophy and even as a major text in a Graduate course in the same area. The academic world has been well served by this intelligently designed volume.--Joseph A. Novak, Philosophy in ReviewThis is a valuable anthology which makes a selection of key Neoplatonic texts available in new, accurate, and readable translations.--Anne Sheppard, Senior Lecturer in Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London
£41.64
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Republic First Edition
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Those interested in the Republic primarily as a work of philosophy can not do better than Grube. . . . [He] renders Plato's arguments in unfussy, idiomatic English . . . sensitive to nuances of argument and the connection of philosophical ideas." —John M. Cooper, Princeton University“Unmistakably superior: more lucid, more accurate, more readable. Above all, they’re lucidly adorned, unpretentious, and in translating Plato that counts a good deal. The prose is, as English prose, persuasive, cogent, and as eloquent as it can be without departing from the text.” —William Arrowsmith
£14.24
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Phaedo
Book Synopsis"Phaedo (Second Edition)".Trade ReviewA first rate translation at a reasonable price. --Michael Rohr, Rutgers University
£10.44
St. Martin's Publishing Group How to Think Like a Roman Emperor The Stoic
Book SynopsisThe life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.
£20.89
Brandeis University Press The Divine Spark of Syracuse
Book SynopsisA study of place and creative inspiration
£26.60
Basic Books How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to
Book Synopsis
£15.29
£10.42
Paul Dry Books, Inc Glaucon's Fate: History, Myth, and Character in
Book Synopsis
£26.34
Cornell University Press Platonism and Naturalism
Book SynopsisIn his third and concluding volume, Lloyd P. Gerson presents an innovative account of Platonism, the central tradition in the history of philosophy, in conjunction with Naturalism, the "anti-Platonism" in antiquity and contemporary philosophy. Gerson contends that Platonism identifies philosophy with a distinct subject matter, namely, the intelligible world and seeks to show that the Naturalist rejection of Platonism entails the elimination of a distinct subject matter for philosophy. Thus, the possibility of philosophy depends on the truth of Platonism. From Aristotle to Plotinus to Proclus, Gerson clearly links the construction of the Platonic system well beyond simply Plato's dialogues, providing strong evidence of the vast impact of Platonism on philosophy throughout history. Platonism and Naturalism concludes that attempts to seek a rapprochement between Platonism and Naturalism are unstable and likely indefensible.Trade ReviewBoth excellent intellectual history and sharp contemporary philosophy, this book will be of great interest to historians of philosophy and naturalistic philosophers alike. Exceptional. * Choice *The significance of this monograph cannot be overestimated. Not only is it a highly original and fresh account of the historical odyssey of Platonism from Plato to Damascius (with Aristotle, like it or not, taken on board and, occasionally, tied to the mast), but it is also an attempt to bring back philosophy, as it was conceived of until quite recently, to the late modern intellectual and spiritual milieu. * The Classical Review *A short review hardly does justice to this formidable book... I applaud his synoptic approach and admire his effort to come to grips with many of the most difficult passages in Plato and other Platonists. Like the book or not, Platonism and Naturalism deserves to be read by anyone trying to make sense of Plato. * Journal of the History of Philosohpy *The book impresses most by the way it combines its depth of hermeneutic and analytical detail with a far-reaching perspective on what is at stake philosophically and for philosophy itself. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 2. Platonism vs. Naturalism 2.1. What Is Platonism? 2.2. What Is Naturalism? 2.3. Methodological, Philosophical Naturalism 2.4. A Rapprochement? 3. Plato's Critique of Naturalism 3.1. Some Hermeneutical Assumptions 3.2. The Turn from Naturalism to Metaphysics 3.3. Socrates's "Autobiography" in Phaedo 3.4. Republic on the Subject Matter of Philosophy 3.5. Theaetetus and Sophist on the Subject Matter of Philosophy 4. Plato on Being and Knowing 4.1. Forms as Explanatory Entities 4.2. Eternity and Time 4.3. Nominalism and Its Connection to Relativism 4.4. The Nature and the Possibility of Knowledge 4.5. Some Exigencies of Knowledge and Belief 5. The Centrality of the Idea of the Good in the Platonic System (1) 5.1. The Idea of the Good, Unhypothetical First Principle of All 5.2. First Principles in Parmenides 5.3. First Principles in Sophist 5.4. First Principles in Philebus 5.5. First Principles in Timaeus 5.6. Aristotle's Account of First Principles in Plato 6. The Centrality of the Idea of the Good in the Platonic System (2) 6.1. The Form of the Good and the Idea of the Good 6.2. Virtue, Knowledge, and the Good 6.3. Platonic Ethics without the Idea of the Good 6.4. The Good, Ethical Prescriptions, and Integrative Unity 6.5. Eros and the Good 7. Aristotle the Platonist 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Aristotle on the Subject Matter of Philosophy 7.3. The Immateriality of Thought 7.4. The Causality of the First Principle 8. Plotinus the Platonist 8.1. The Platonic System 8.2. Critique of Stoicism 8.3. Platonic and Stoic Wisdom 9. Proclus and Trouble in Paradise 9.1. The Dynamics of the Platonic System 9.2. A Crack in the System? 9.3. Damascius 10. Concluding Reflections
£88.33
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co The Philosophy of Right
Book Synopsis
£23.39
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co Socrates and Alcibiades: Four Texts: Plato's
Book Synopsis
£15.19
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Seneca: Selected Dialogues and Consolations
Book SynopsisSeneca's dialogues--as his epistolary essays have traditionally been known--offer an ideal path into the philosophical thought of first-century Rome's most famous Stoic, whose compelled suicide in 65 CE (by order of his former pupil Emperor Nero) drew comparisons to the death of Socrates. Notable for, among other things, their portrait of a providential universe and defense of the life of virtue, the nine dialogues included in this volume illustrate the deeply intertwined cosmological and moral arguments of ancient Rome’s chief philosophical alternative to Epicureanism and Academic Skepticism. Peter J. Anderson's new translation conveys the distinctive character of Seneca's style, while striving for accuracy and consistency in its renderings of key terms. His Introduction discusses the dialogues as works of art and situates them in the context of ancient Stoic philosophy as well as the wider philosophical scene. Notes and a glossary are also included.Trade Review"An excellent tool for students and teachers of Latin literature and Stoic philosophy." —Aldo Dinucci, in Archai"Were I to include Seneca in a course on the Renaissance or on the Roman origins of our liberal arts ideal I would use Peter Anderson's new translation. The Introduction is excellent: readable and comprehensive. I especially like his discussion of the challenge of translating what he calls Seneca's six key words and their cognates. His lucid overview of the philosophical ideas that informed Seneca's thinking will help readers ponder nature and humanity, the cosmos and the polis, from within Seneca's mind and times. The translation can on occasion be nicely graphic, and thus likely to engage first-time readers, as for example in one of the opening lines of the Consolation to His Mother Helvia: '. . . I kept crawling along (reptare), trying to bind your wounds while I used one hand to keep pressure on mine (manu super plagam meam imposita).'" —Robert E. Proctor, Joanne Toor Cummings '50 Professor of Italian, Connecticut College
£15.19
Princeton University Press How to Give
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In a helpful running commentary that accompanies his vigorous translation, [James] Romm glosses Seneca to mean that the best gifts are given anonymously and received gratefully. . . . For the stoically inclined, a fine vade mecum come donation time." * Kirkus Reviews *"Engaging. . . . [Seneca] has seldom seemed wiser."---Steven Donoghue, Open Letters"[Romm] is very helpful in his introduction . . . [and his] short summations show a clear mastery of his material."---Ray Morris, Classics for All"Thoughtful advice. . . . How to Give is as much about receiving as it is about giving."---John J. Miller, National Review"This new translation of Seneca the Younger's De Beneficiis has insights for both givers and receivers, confirming that the questions surrounding philanthropy—and how to receive as well as to give graciously—are of enduring importance."---Austin Detwiler, Philanthropy Daily
£13.29
Books on Demand De la tranquillité de l'âme: un dialogue
Book Synopsis
£12.83
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Aristotle's Chemistry: On Coming to Be and
Book SynopsisThis new translation of On Coming to Be and Passing Away and Meteorology 1 and 4 fits seamlessly with the other volumes in the New Hackett Aristotle Series, enabling Anglophone readers to study these works in a way previously not possible. The Introduction describes the book that lies ahead, explaining what it is about, what it is trying to do, how it goes about doing it, and what sort of audience it presupposes. Sequentially numbered, cross-referenced endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index indicates the places where focused discussion of key notions occurs.Trade Review“Reading Aristotle isn’t easy, and Reeve doesn’t pretend to make it so. But his uncluttered translation, extensive annotation, and supplementary materials go a long way toward lightening the burden; this is another gem to add to his very useful collection.”—Russell Dancy, Professor Emeritus, Florida State University
£22.49
Pennsylvania State University Press Leo Strauss on Platos Euthyphro
Book SynopsisAn examination of Leo Strauss’s 1948 notebook and other writings on the Euthyphro, Plato’s dialogue on piety, using close analysis and line-by-line commentary. Trade Review“[This volume] brings to light many interesting juxtapositions and many more fascinating questions from an intellect to which I owe a great deal. . . .it will be a prize possession among followers of [Plato].”—Colin Redemer Ad Fontes“Kerber and Minkov have set the standard for publishing Strauss’s Nachlass.”—Steven H. Frankel Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology“Leo Strauss on Plato’s ‘Euthyphro’ is a most valuable work of scholarship and it will prove to be of tremendous interest, and even indispensable, to scholars and students of political philosophy, religion, philosophy, and classics as a whole and of Leo Strauss and Plato in particular.”—Peter Ahrensdorf,author of Homer and the Tradition of Political Philosophy: Encounters with Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche“Strauss’s notes on the Euthyphro, which have never been published, offer important insights into his thinking, and will make a splash in the world of Strauss studies. The excellent interpretive essays in the volume should draw attention in their own right.”—Devin Stauffer,author of Hobbes's Kingdom of Light“Characterised by meticulous scholarship of the highest order, this book is an important addition to our understanding of Plato’s Euthyphro, through the eyes of a preeminent philosopher.”—Cliff Cunningham Sun News Austin“This volume is the result of philological work of the highest quality and has the merit of offering materials undoubtedly of interest for both historical and philosophical purposes. Especially from the latter point of view the volume offers new elements useful in the construction of the argument in favor of philosophy in the dispute between Athens and Jerusalem.”—Marco Menon Filosofia morale / Moral Philosophy
£999.99
Little, Brown Book Group Reasons Not to Worry
Book SynopsisReasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge to inspire practical advice for everyday life.We''re all searching for answers to the biggest questions: How can we be good? Find calm? Properly grieve? Beat FOMO? Work out what truly matters? Well, the good news is that the wisest minds in history asked the exact same questions - and they found answers. The ancient philosophy of Stoicism shows us that we are already in possession of the very tools we need to excavate this much-needed wisdom for ourselves.So into the past we go with journalist Brigid Delaney, to a time not unlike our own: one full of pandemonium, war, plagues, pestilence, treachery, corruption, anxiety, overindulgence, and - even back then - the fear of a climate apocalypse. By living and learning the teachings of three ancient guides, Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, Brigid shows us how we can apply their lessons to our modern lives in a way that allows us to regain a sense of agency and tranquillity.Stoicism can be a tough medicine to swallow, but no longer - this book is awash with insight, humour and compassion. Timely, so very useful, and filled to the brim with ways you can wrest back control, here are all the reasons not to worry.Trade ReviewBrigid has the most incredible gift of taking seemingly complex and esoteric concepts and explaining them to the reader in a way that is generous and clear, but above all, relatable. Reading this book is like having a long walk with your cool big sister while she just happens to be giving you the skinny on Greco- Roman philosophy. * Ben Lee *Reasons Not to Worry is both an introduction and an interrogation of Stoicism. With acute thoughtfulness and a genial lightness, Delaney convinces us that this ancient philosophy is still relevant and necessary. I appreciated the kindness in this book and I was grateful for the care and commitment and joy of the writing and argument. -- Christos Tsiolkas * author of Damascus and Seven and a Half *It's hard not to think of a better philosophy with which to face the silly season ... [Reasons Not to Worry] is insightful and surprisingly fun. * Qantas Magazine *
£17.09
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Statesman by Plato Author ON Nov011999
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe original publication of Rowe's translation in 1995 was a landmark event in the study of this fascinating but enigmatic dialogue. Based on a careful and convincing revised Greek text, the contemporary English of this unpretentious, clear, and--above all--accurate revised version make it by far the best available. In fact, Rowe’s translation is now and will surely remain the only acceptable choice. --John Cooper, Princeton University
£11.39
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek and
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine, mathematics and technology. A distinguished team of specialists engage with topics including the role of observation and experiment, Presocratic natural philosophy, ancient creationism, and the special style of ancient Greek mathematical texts, while several chapters confront key questions in the philosophy of science such as the relationship between evidence and explanation. The volume will spark renewed discussion about the character of ''ancient'' versus ''modern'' science, and will broaden readers'' understanding of the rich traditions of ancient Greco-Roman natural philosophy, science, medicine and mathematics.Trade Review'… this Cambridge Companion is an excellent introductory guide to many areas of science-style inquiry in classical antiquity, and it is especially useful for less well known domains like botany, music, mechanics, or meteorology. In another way its authors' diverse choices offer a snapshot of our current relationship to Greco-Roman philosophical and scientific activity: our questions about its history are open-ended, even if a high proportion of them are still about Aristotle.' Philippa Lang Isis, Isis, a Journal of the History of Science SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction Liba Taub; 1. Presocratic natural philosophy Patricia Curd; 2. Reason, experience and art: the Gorgias and On Ancient Medicine James Allen; 3. Towards a science of life: the cosmological method, teleology and living things Klaus Corcilius; 4. Aristotle on the matter for birth, life and the elements David Ebrey; 5. From craft to nature: the emergence of natural teleology Thomas Johansen; 6. Creationism in antiquity David Sedley; 7. What's a plant? Laurence M. V. Totelin; 8. Meteorology Monte Ransome Johnson; 9. Ancient Greek mathematics Nathan Sidoli; 10. Astronomy in its contexts Liba Taub; 11. Ancient Greek mechanics and the mechanical hypothesis Sylvia Berryman; 12. Measuring musical beauty: instruments, reason and perception in ancient harmonics Massimo Raffa; 13. Ancient Greek historiography of science Leonid Zhmud.
£24.99
Legare Street Press Platonis opera 03
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£30.35
Penguin Books Ltd The Histories Penguin Classics
Book SynopsisIn AD 68, Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger, with four emperors—Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian—emerging in succession. Based on authoritative sources, The Histories vividly recounts the details of the long but single year of revolution that brought the Roman empire to the brink of collapse.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
£11.69
Oxford University Press Procli Diadochi
Book SynopsisOxford Classical Texts, also known as Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis, provide authoritative, clear, and reliable editions of ancient texts, with apparatus criticus on each page. This five volume work is a new critical text edition of the only surviving ancient commentary on Plato''s Timaeus, in which Proclus encompasses seven centuries of philosophical reflection on Plato''s cosmology. For many authors belonging to the Platonic tradition, Proclus'' commentary is the only extant source. For late Neoplatonic authors such as Proclus, writing commentaries on works by Plato and others was in fact a way to present their own highly original philosophical doctrines. Apart from being an important source text for the historiography of philosophy, this commentary on the Timaeus thus also provides a unique access way to Proclus'' own Neoplatonic views on cosmology, theology, physics, and metaphysics.This new edition is based on a thorough re-examination of the entire manuscript tradTrade ReviewProclus' voluminous Commentary on the Timaeus has been called with some justification "arguably the most important text of ancient Neoplatonism."...The merits of this edition will no doubt become more evident when colleagues will start to use it as the basis for their own research into the Platonic tradition. * Robbert M. van den Berg, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of ContentsBook I General Introduction
£999.99
Oxford University Press Inc Aristotle on Sexual Difference Metaphysics
Book SynopsisAristotle''s remarks about the differences between the sexes have become infamous for their implications for the social status of women. In his observations on female biology, Aristotle claims that the female nature is, as it were, a deformity. In describing women''s role in the public sphere, he claims that women are naturally subordinate because, while they possess a deliberative faculty, that capacity is without authority. While both claims express the inferiority of female bodies/women relative to male bodies/men, it is not self-evident that the defects Aristotle identifies in female biology have cognitive or moral manifestations that would justify the rule of men over women in political life. Marguerite Deslauriers here aims to construct a coherent picture of Aristotle''s views on sexual and gender-based difference from these remarks and to show the extent to which his views on female biology and women''s role in politics are causally connected.Without exculpating Aristotle from charges of misogyny, Deslauriers contextualizes his explanations of the role and origin of female animals in his biology and the role of women in his political philosophy; she shows how Aristotle developed these views and the importance they hold for his wider philosophical commitments. She then explores how Aristotle might have seen the link between the physiology of sex and the bearing it has on political life. She ultimately argues that in Aristotle''s conception of sexual difference in biology and politics, there is a tension between his view of the inferiority of female bodies and women and his commitment to the idea that females and women are valuable both for generation and for the political life characteristic of human beings. In this tension she finds a difference between Aristotle and his predecessors: while previous accounts associate sexual difference with affliction, Aristotle sees sexual difference as a benefit, both to a species and a political community. This volume will be of interest to philosophers and students interested in ancient philosophy, feminist philosophy, as well as those studying moral and political philosophy.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Precursors to Aristotle's Account of Sexual Difference 2. Sex is a Difference in the Matter 3. Sexual Difference in Social and Political Life 4. The Relation between Biological and Political Sexual Differences Conclusion
£999.99
Oxford University Press Inc Causality and Causal Explanation in Aristotle
Book SynopsisAristotle''s writings about causality and its relation to natural science are at the heart of his philosophical project, and at the origin of a 2,000-year history of inquiry into these topics. Yet for all the work done on various aspects of his thought, there has been no full-length philosophical study of his theory of causality, and some basic questions about it remain under-examined. For example, it is unclear, from what he and his commentators have said, (a) how Aristotle answers the main philosophical questions about causality to which he thinks his predecessors'' answers are flawed, and (b) how his answers bear on the main questions we confront in thinking about causality in general, such that those answers could be usefully critiqued, developed, and compared with others. Nathanael Stein''s book addresses these two questions. It is not a survey of Aristotle''s claims, but rather focuses on a set of key conceptual, metaphysical, and epistemological questions that are important both for understanding Aristotle''s responses to his predecessors and for understanding causality in general. The book thus provides the kind of philosophical engagement with Aristotle that has proven so fruitful in other domains, such as ethics and metaphysics. It also aims to contribute to a more accurate understanding of the differences between ancient and modern approaches to the natural world. This book is meant for anyone interested in philosophical theories of causation and explanation and their history, as well as those who have read Aristotle''s thoughts on the topic of causality and come away wondering what it all really adds up to, and how we might engage with it.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I: Conceptual Structure 1. Reading (and Animating) Physics II 3 2. Background 1: Critiques of the Predecessors 3. Background 2: Science and Dialectic 4. Physics II 3 in Argumentative Context Part II: Metaphysics 5. The Realist Challenge 6. Causes, Kinds, and Transformations 7. Causal Kinds and Causal Profiles 8. Discreteness in Agent-Patient Relations Part III: Epistemology 9. Coming to Know Causes 10. Causality and Epistemic Asymmetries 11. The Non-secret Connexion Conclusion Bibliography Index
£999.99
