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Book SynopsisBrings together some of John Cooper's most important works on ancient philosophy. Cooper addresses a wide range of topics and periods, from Hippocratic medical theory to Aristotle's physics and metaphysics.Trade Review"The marks of a true multi-culturalism hidden in the methods of great classicism are present in John M. Cooper's Knowledge, Nature, and the Good... Works of loving scholarship such as this ... develop our ability to appreciate the wondrous otherness of Greek culture--of, in fact, any culture."--Arthur J. Spring, BridgesTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments ix KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER 1: Method and Science in On Ancient Medicine 3 CHAPTER 2: Plato on Sense-Perception and Knowledge (Theaetetus 184-186) 43 CHAPTER 3: Plato, Isocrates, and Cicero on the Independence of Oratory from Philosophy 65 CHAPTER 4: Arcesilaus: Socratic and Skeptic 81 NATURE CHAPTER 5: Aristotle on Natural Teleology 107 CHAPTER 6: Hypothetical Necessity 130 CHAPTER 7: Two Notes on Aristotle on Mixture 148 CHAPTER 8: Metaphysics in Aristotle's Embryology 174 CHAPTER 9: Stoic Autonomy 204 THE GOOD CHAPTER 10: Two Theories of Justice 247 CHAPTER 11: Plato and Aristotle on "Finality" and "(Self-) Sufficiency" 270 CHAPTER 12: Moral Theory and Moral Improvement: Seneca 309 CHAPTER 13: Moral Theory and Moral Improvement: Marcus Aurelius 335 Bibliography 369 Index of Passages 381 General Index 397

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Book SynopsisOffers an understanding of the development of criticism, demonstrating that its roots stretch back long before the sophists to public commentary on the performance of songs and poems in the preliterary era of ancient Greece.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003 "Andrew Ford has written lively and sophisticated account of the evolution of criticism as an autonomous activity, and illuminated the origins of the modern-day equivalent of those antique experts in literature--the professional academic... [W]hat distinguishes Ford's work from previous studies is the breadth of his scholarship, the detail of his analysis, and above all his historicist approach."--Penelope Murray, Times Literary Supplement "Andrew Ford has taken on the enormous task of tracing the historical background of critical language and the establishment of criticism as a distinct discilpine. He has executed this task with precision, poignancy, and insightful erudition... [T]his eloquent book will be an instant complement to any study of the history of criticism."--Eustratios Papaioannou, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Ford collects in this volume much useful information about classica literary criticism from Homer to Aristotle... [An] important volume."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPREFACE ix ABBREVIATIONS xiii INTRODUCTION Defining Criticism from Homer to Aristotle 1 PART I ARCHAIC ROOTS OF CLASSICAL AESTHETICS 23 ONE Table Talkand Symposium 25 TWO Xenophanes and the "Ancient Quarrel" 46 THREE Allegory and the Traditions of Epic Interpretation 67 PART II: THE INVENTION OF POETRY 91 FOUR Song and Artifact: Simonidean Monuments 93 FIVE Singer and Craftsman in Pindar and Bacchylides 113 SIX The Origin of the Word "Poet" 131 PART III: TOWARD A THEORY OF POETRY 159 SEVEN Materialist Poetics: Democritus and Gorgias 161 EIGHT Literary Culture and Democracy: Poets and Teachers in Classical Athens 188 NINE Literary Culture in Plato's Republic :The Sound of Ideology 209 PART IV LITERARY THEORY IN THE FOURTH CENTURY 227 TEN The Invention of Literature: Theories of Prose and the Theory of Poetry 229 ELEVEN Laws of Poetry: Genre and the Literary System 250 TWELVE The Rise of the Critic: Poetic Contests from Homer to Aristotle 272 EPILOGUE 294 BIBLIOGRAPHY 297 INDEX OF PASSAGES ISCUSSED 331

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Book SynopsisIn the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar's dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. This title examines the rhetorical battle that Cicero stages in his philosophical prefaces - a battle between the forces that would oppose or support his project.Trade Review"[T]his is an excellent study, and will be valuable reading for anyone interested in Cicero's philosophical works and the cultural and political environments from which they emerged."--Walter Englert, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "The attention to detail, textual and contextual, throughout A Written Republic makes Baraz's argument a persuasive one."--Christopher Brooke, Perspectives on Politics "Baraz's discussion shows that she knows her political history, which suggests that the strict focus on the prefaces and Cicero's justifications of his philosophical project is a conscious choice. Indeed, at all times Baraz guides her reader lucidly through her argument. More importantly, Baraz's book is full of new ideas and developments of existing ideas... Baraz's observations and interpretations push forward our understanding of Cicero's philosophical engagement and, indeed, the relationship between this engagement and his political activity. Baraz is to be commended for providing such a stimulating study."--Henriette van der Blom, British Journal for the History of Philosophy "Baraz's stimulating and nuanced argument about Cicero's literary and political goals should make this book a standard reference for anyone interested in Cicero, his philosophical program, or the intellectual life of the Late Republic."--Jonathan P. Zarecki, CJ-Online "[T]his book has much to recommend it, and anyone writing on Cicero's philosophical works will profit from its careful attention to the details of the prefaces."--J. Jackson Barlow, Review of Politics "The result is a fine contribution to Ciceronian studies, which deserves attention not only from those who work on his philosophy but from those interested in any aspect of his writings."--Catherine Steel, GnomonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Abbreviations and Translations xi Introduction 1 Chapter One: Otiose Otium: The Status of Intellectual Activity in Late Republican Prefaces 13 Cicero's Ennius, or Anxiety about Too Much Philosophy 15 Sallust, or Anxiety about Writing 22 Rhetorica ad Herennium, or Anxiety about Status 36 Chapter Two: On a More Personal Note: Philosophy in the Letters 44 Philosophy as a Basis for Action 46 Philosophy and Politics 67 Writing as a Primary Occupation 78 The Consolation of Philosophy 86 Chapter Three: The Gift of Philosophy: The Treatises as Translations 96 The Shape of Translation: Tusculans I 103 Why Translation? De Finibus I 113 Chapter Four: With the Same Voice: Oratory as a Transitional Space 128 The Philosophizing Orator: A Stoic or an Academic? Cato versus Cicero in the Paradoxa Stoicorum 131 Always Philosophizing: Cicero as the Linchpin in De Natura Deorum I 137 From Oratory to Philosophy: The Logic of Tusculan Disputations I 140 Chapter Five: Reading a Ciceronian Preface: Strategies of Reader Management 150 Making Friends with Strangers: Topica 156 Drawing Strength from Tradition: De Senectute 173 Chapter Six: Philosophy after Caesar: The New Direction 187 Looking Back: De Divinatione II 188 From the Ides to the De Officiis 194 From Quintus the Elder to Marcus the Younger: The Pattern of Dedications 204 The Final Encounter: De Officiis 212 Bibliography 225 Index Locorum 243 General Index 249

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Book SynopsisAristotle's moral philosophy is a pillar of Western ethical thought. It bequeathed to the world an emphasis on virtues and vices, happiness as well-being or a life well lived, and rationally motivated action as a mean between extremes. Its influence was felt well beyond antiquity into the Middle Ages, particularly through the writings of St. ThomasTrade ReviewReviews from The Complete Works of Aristotle: "This new edition makes a landmark of scholarship available in a very usable form."--Library JournalTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1 EUDEMIAN ETHICS 23 NICOMACHEAN ETHICS 207 MAGNA MORALIA 373 VIRTUES AND VICES 475 GLOSSARIES 485 INDEX OF NAMES 495 GENERAL INDEX 499

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Book SynopsisAccording to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing that only hard work can bring happiness. Aristippus wasn't convinced. Instead, he and his followers espoused the most radical form of hedonism in ancient Western philosophy. Before the rise of the betterTrade Review"This fine book is the most comprehensive study of Cyrenaic hedonism in English. It will be the core resource on the Cyrenaics for anyone with a serious interest in ancient ethics. More than that, it ensures that the Cyrenaics (at last) have a place alongside the other great ancient philosophical schools, and it is a model for scholarship to affirm the continuing appeal and relevance of ancient philosophy."--Sean McConnell, Classical JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Abbreviations xiii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1. A Cyrenaic Parable: The Choice of Pleasure 1 1.2. Methodology 3 1.3. Overview of the Book 8 1.4. A Note on Conventions 10 Chapter 2 Cyrene and the Cyrenaics: A Historical and Biographical Overview 12 2.1. Introduction 12 2.2. Fourth-Century Greek Philosophy 12 2.3. Cyrene and Cyrenaica 13 2.4. Aristippus 16 2.5. Mainstream Cyrenaicism 18 2.6. Hegesias 20 2.7. Anniceris 21 2.8. Theodorus 23 Chapter 3 Knowledge and Pleasure 26 3.1. Introduction 26 3.2. Aristippean Hedonism 27 3.3. Socrates' Influence on Aristippus's Hedonism 31 3.4. The Cyrenaic Theory of the Experiences 35 3.5. The Experiences as a Basis for Action 45 3.6. Cyrenaic Formulations of the End 52 Chapter 4 Virtue and Living Pleasantly 56 4.1. Introduction 56 4.2. Aristippus on Education, Virtue, and Happiness 57 4.3. Aristippean Presentism 64 4.4a. The Cyrenaics on Wealth, Justice, and Practical Wisdom 73 4.4b. The Cyrenaics on Speaking Well and Freedom from Negative Emotions 76 4.4c. The Cyrenaics on Education, Habituation, and Spiritual Exercises 80 4.4d. Interim Conclusion 81 4.5. Cyrenaic Presentism 83 4.6. Cyrenaic Formulations of the End 85 Chapter 5 Eudaimonism and Anti-Eudaimonism 92 5.1. Introduction 92 5.2. Personal Identity 94 5.3. Radical Subjectivism 96 5.4. Aprudentialism 97 Chapter 6 Personal and Political Relationships 101 6.1. Introduction 101 6.2. Aristippus 103 6.3. Cyrenaics and Courtesans 105 6.4. Mainstream Cyrenaics 108 6.5. Hegesias and Theodorus 110 6.6. Anniceris 115 Chapter 7 Hegesias's Pessimism 120 7.1. Introduction 120 7.2. Hegesiac "Targets" and the Hegesiac "End" 121 7.3. Ruthless Rationalism? 123 7.4. Indifference 128 7.5. Magnanimity and Philosophical Heroism 133 7.6. Autonomy and Cologne Papyrus 205 136 7.7. Pessimism and Heroism Revisited 142 Chapter 8 Theodorus's Innovations 147 8.1. Introduction 147 8.2. Ends, Intermediates, and Indifference 148 8.3. Theodorus the Pyrrhonist? 149 8.4. The Extemporaneity of Ethical Value and Judgment 153 8.5. "Atheism" and Other Polemics 159 8.6. Heroism 164 8.7. Conclusion 167 Chapter 9 The "New Cyrenaicism" of Walter Pater 168 9.1. Introduction 168 9.2. Walter Pater: From the The Renaissance to Marius the Epicurean 168 9.3. Unitemporal Pleasure 173 9.4. From Education to Morality 180 9.5. The Hedonic "Economy" 186 9.6. The Fear of Death 189 Chapter 10 Conclusion: The Birth of Hedonism 193 Appendix 1: The Sources 198 1.Introduction 198 2.Aristotle 198 3.Cicero 199 4.Clement of Alexandria 200 5.Diogenes Laertius (and Hesychius and the Suda) 202 6.Epiphanius 205 7.Eusebius and Aristocles 207 8.Plato 208 9.Xenophon 209 Appendix 2: Annicerean Interpolation in D.L. 2.86-93 211 1.Introduction 211 2.The Convergence between D.L. 2.86-89 and Clement Strom. 2.21.130.7-8 212 3.Formulations of the End and Demotion of Happiness 216 4.Anti-Epicurean Arguments 217 5.Conclusion 220 Notes 223 Bibliography 263 Index 275

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Jouanna’s} book will give both classicists and general readers hours of pleasure. It is encyclopaedic, detailed, fascinating, readable and tremendous value for money."---Marion Gibbs, Classics for All"Regardless of its entanglements with democratic culture, Greek tragedy remains a nebulous,shimmering planet just barely visible to the naked human eye. Immense imagination and enormous erudition seem requisite to approaching the greatness and complexity of Sophocles’ oeuvre. Jouanna has advanced the world’s understanding closer to this elusive goal."---Joel Aiden Schlosser, Polis, The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought (AGPT)"A magnificent companion to Sophocles."---Jarsolav Danes, Eirene - Studia Graeca et Latina

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994; published 2016 with a new preface by the author.Trade ReviewWinner of the 1995 Pfizer Most Outstanding Book Award, History of Science Society "Smith has written an incisive and intelligent study which, together with affording a wealth of fascinating archival material, provides an original and well researched overview of the rise of early capitalism and modern science. Most importantly, she has given us an insight into one of the roles of alchemy in the workings of the Holy Roman Empire in the seventeenth century."--Lyndy Abraham, Parergon "A fine study of the relation between alchemy and commerce in the German-speaking lands of the later seventeenth century... "--Simon Schaffer, London Review of Books "Spirited and fascinating... This blending of the modern with the traditional, this seamless knitting of commerce with princely extravagance, alchemy with science, commerce, and industry, stands as the major achievement of Smith's portrait of intellectual life in the late-seventeenth-century Hapsburg territories."--Margaret C. Jacob, American Historical Review "Encyclopedic and erudite, all handled with great skill, eloquence, and clarity."--William E. Painter, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of illustrations vii Preface to the New Paperback Edition xi Prologue Evocation 3 1 Provenances 14 2 Oeconomia rerum et verborum: Constructing a Political Space in the Holy Roman Empire 56 3 The commerce of Words: An Exchange of Credit at the Court of the Elector in Munich 93 West Indian Interlude 141 4 The Production of Things: A Transmutation at the Habsburg Court 173 Interlude in the Laboratory 228 5 Between words and Things: The Commerce of Scholars and the Promise of Ars 247 Epilogue Projection 272 Bibliography 279 Index 303

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This fine book is the most comprehensive study of Cyrenaic hedonism in English. It will be the core resource on the Cyrenaics for anyone with a serious interest in ancient ethics. More than that, it ensures that the Cyrenaics (at last) have a place alongside the other great ancient philosophical schools, and it is a model for scholarship to affirm the continuing appeal and relevance of ancient philosophy."--Sean McConnell, Classical JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Abbreviations xiii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1. A Cyrenaic Parable: The Choice of Pleasure 1 1.2. Methodology 3 1.3. Overview of the Book 8 1.4. A Note on Conventions 10 Chapter 2 Cyrene and the Cyrenaics: A Historical and Biographical Overview 12 2.1. Introduction 12 2.2. Fourth-Century Greek Philosophy 12 2.3. Cyrene and Cyrenaica 13 2.4. Aristippus 16 2.5. Mainstream Cyrenaicism 18 2.6. Hegesias 20 2.7. Anniceris 21 2.8. Theodorus 23 Chapter 3 Knowledge and Pleasure 26 3.1. Introduction 26 3.2. Aristippean Hedonism 27 3.3. Socrates' Influence on Aristippus's Hedonism 31 3.4. The Cyrenaic Theory of the Experiences 35 3.5. The Experiences as a Basis for Action 45 3.6. Cyrenaic Formulations of the End 52 Chapter 4 Virtue and Living Pleasantly 56 4.1. Introduction 56 4.2. Aristippus on Education, Virtue, and Happiness 57 4.3. Aristippean Presentism 64 4.4a. The Cyrenaics on Wealth, Justice, and Practical Wisdom 73 4.4b. The Cyrenaics on Speaking Well and Freedom from Negative Emotions 76 4.4c. The Cyrenaics on Education, Habituation, and Spiritual Exercises 80 4.4d. Interim Conclusion 81 4.5. Cyrenaic Presentism 83 4.6. Cyrenaic Formulations of the End 85 Chapter 5 Eudaimonism and Anti-Eudaimonism 92 5.1. Introduction 92 5.2. Personal Identity 94 5.3. Radical Subjectivism 96 5.4. Aprudentialism 97 Chapter 6 Personal and Political Relationships 101 6.1. Introduction 101 6.2. Aristippus 103 6.3. Cyrenaics and Courtesans 105 6.4. Mainstream Cyrenaics 108 6.5. Hegesias and Theodorus 110 6.6. Anniceris 115 Chapter 7 Hegesias's Pessimism 120 7.1. Introduction 120 7.2. Hegesiac "Targets" and the Hegesiac "End" 121 7.3. Ruthless Rationalism? 123 7.4. Indifference 128 7.5. Magnanimity and Philosophical Heroism 133 7.6. Autonomy and Cologne Papyrus 205 136 7.7. Pessimism and Heroism Revisited 142 Chapter 8 Theodorus's Innovations 147 8.1. Introduction 147 8.2. Ends, Intermediates, and Indifference 148 8.3. Theodorus the Pyrrhonist? 149 8.4. The Extemporaneity of Ethical Value and Judgment 153 8.5. "Atheism" and Other Polemics 159 8.6. Heroism 164 8.7. Conclusion 167 Chapter 9 The "New Cyrenaicism" of Walter Pater 168 9.1. Introduction 168 9.2. Walter Pater: From the The Renaissance to Marius the Epicurean 168 9.3. Unitemporal Pleasure 173 9.4. From Education to Morality 180 9.5. The Hedonic "Economy" 186 9.6. The Fear of Death 189 Chapter 10 Conclusion: The Birth of Hedonism 193 Appendix 1: The Sources 198 1.Introduction 198 2.Aristotle 198 3.Cicero 199 4.Clement of Alexandria 200 5.Diogenes Laertius (and Hesychius and the Suda) 202 6.Epiphanius 205 7.Eusebius and Aristocles 207 8.Plato 208 9.Xenophon 209 Appendix 2: Annicerean Interpolation in D.L. 2.86-93 211 1.Introduction 211 2.The Convergence between D.L. 2.86-89 and Clement Strom. 2.21.130.7-8 212 3.Formulations of the End and Demotion of Happiness 216 4.Anti-Epicurean Arguments 217 5.Conclusion 220 Notes 223 Bibliography 263 Index 275

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League""[A] thoughtful examination of the breadth of intellectual thought in classical Greece." * Choice Reviews *"Billings’ study, with its novel approach, is a valuable and versatile resource. It is undoubtedly a useful addition to research concerning the complex relationship between early Western philosophical thought and ancient drama."---Visa Helenius, Arctos"A learned and disciplined study, The Philosophical Stage should become a starting place for future work on Greek drama and ancient philosophy. - Dustin W. Dixon, Classical Journal"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Undoubtedly required reading for any serious student of classical political philosophy."---Robert A. Ballingall, Polis"A careful, nuanced, and ambitious appraisal of Plato’s long and unpolished gem."---Daniel Vazquez, Greece & Rome"[I]ndispensable to all students of Plato’s political thought and of the history of political philosophy."---Richard Kraut, The Thomist

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Book SynopsisPresents a collection of papers in ancient moral philosophy. This book interprets Aristotle's ethical theory as a response to Protagoras. It ranges from a literary study of Homer's influence on Plato's Protagoras to analytic studies of Aristotle's metaphysics and his ideas about deliberation.Trade Review"Whatever their state of completion, Segvic's papers shed new light on ancient texts and offer new perspectives on practical rationality. They also give those of us who did not know Segvic an appreciation of the loss that we all suffered when illness and then death prevented her from developing and sharing her many insights."---Jyl Gentzler, POLIS

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Book SynopsisPaul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was one of the outstanding French philosophers of the 20th century and his work is widely read in the English-speaking world. This unique volume comprises the lectures that Ricoeur gave on Plato and Aristotle at the University of Strasbourg in 1953-54.Table of ContentsEditor’s IntroductionThe Goal and Plan of the CourseI. PlatoPart I: “True Being” or the IdeaIntroduction to Plato, Part IChapter 1 The Meaning of the Platonic “Eidos”Chapter 2 Essence and LanguageChapter 3 Science and EssenceI. “Opinion” as the Negative of ScienceChapter 4 Science and EssenceII. Right Opinion as “Intermediary”Chapter 5 Science and EssenceIII. The Mathematical “Intermediary”Chapter 6 Science and Essence (Conclusion)IV. The “Terminus” of Science: ContemplationPart II: The Idea of Being and Non-BeingIntroduction to Plato, Part IIChapter 1 The Question of Being in the ParmenidesChapter 2 The Success and Failures of Platonism in the SophistChapter 3 The Genesis of the Sensible in the TimaeusPart III Being and the “Divine”Introduction to Plato, Part IIIChapter 1 The Problem of the “Divine” and pre-Socratic PhilosophyChapter 2 The “Divine” in PlatoII. AristotleIntroduction to AristotlePart I: Being as BeingChapter 1 The “Genetic” Interpretation of Aristotle’s MetaphysicsChapter 2 Philosophy: Its Intention and Its MemoryChapter 3 Philosophy and Its “Aporias”Chapter 4 The Object of “First Philosophy”Part II: Being and SubstanceIntroduction to Aristotle, Part IIChapter 1 Sensible Substance: Substance as SubstrateChapter 2 Sensible Substance (continued): Substance as FormChapter 3 Substance and the IndividualChapter 4 “Separated” Substance

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Book SynopsisPlato''s Republic is one of the most well-known and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed? Alain Badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe fresh life into Plato''s text and restore its universality. Rather than producing yet another critical commentary, he has retranslated the work from the original Greek and, by making various changes, adapted it for our times. In this innovative reimagining of a classic text, Badiou has removed all references specific to ancient Greek society, from the endless exchanges about the moral courage of poets to those political considerations that were only of interest to the aristocratic elite. On the other hand, Badiou has expanded the range of cultural references: here philosophy is firing on all cylinders, and Socrates and his companions are joined by Beckett, Pessoa, Freud and Hegel. They demonstrate the enduring nature of truTrade Review"I strongly recommend reading Badiou's amusing, erudite, and intelligent book."—Consciousness, Literature and the Arts "Badiou's translation of Plato follows the ancient habit of pre-copyright times: it freely changes the original to make it fit to contemporary conditions. So instead of sophists we get corrupted journalists, instead of soul we get the subject, and instead of Plato’s critique of democracy we get... well, a critique of today’s democracy. The result is a resounding triumph: Plato comes fully alive as our contemporary, as someone who directly addresses our issues. This, not aseptic scholarly work, is the mark of a true fidelity to our past."—Slavoj Zizek "Here is something really remarkable: a complete re-imagining of the founding text of philosophy This book calls itself a hyper-translation, but it is also a repetition with a difference, an utterly contemporary transposition and even sublimation of Plato's Republic. It is always our task to breathe life into the ancients. They feed on our blood. Badiou shows himself a master of vampirism."—Simon Critchley, New School for Social Research, New York "What Badiou's translation of Plato leaves us with is a resounding passion for the truth. It leaves us with a rare sense that politics can once again be associated with courage and justice, and that we have an agency at our disposal that comes in the passionate work of bringing the idea of equality (communism) into existence."—BerfroisTable of Contents Introduction by Kenneth Reinhard Translator’s Preface Author’s Preface to the English Edition Preface Characters Prologue: Conversation in the Villa on the Harbor (327a-336b) 1 Reducing the Sophist to Silence (336b-357a) 2 The Young Men’s and Women’s Pressing Questions (357a-368d) 3 The Origins of Society and the State (368d-376c) 4 The Disciplines of the Mind: Literature and Music (376c-403c) 5 The Disciplines of the Body: Nutrition, Medicine and Physical Education (403c-412c) 6 Objective Justice (412c-434d) 7 Subjective Justice (434d-449a) 8 Women and Families (449a-471c) 9 What is a Philosopher? (471c-484b) 10 Philosophy and Politics (484b-502c) 11 What is an Idea? (502c-521c) 12 From Mathematics to the Dialectic (521c-541b) 13 Critique of the Four Pre-communist Systems of Government: 1. Timocracy and Oligarchy (541b-555b) 14 Critique of the Four Pre-Communist Systems of Government: 2. Democracy and Tyranny (555b-573b) 15 Justice and Happiness (573b-592b) 16 Poetry and Thought (592b-608b) Epilogue: The Mobile Eternity of Subjects (608b-end) Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis text traces Plato's struggle to simultaneously understand and convey the erotic presence of Socrates. Most commentators have supposed Plato assumed an ironic distance from Socrates. Ranasinghe claims the dialogues reflect Plato's awe and frustration before the enigmatic figure.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewScaltsas has written an extended and powerful treatment of some of the deepest and most puzzling features of Aristotelian metaphysics, producing an interpretation that covers a wide range not only of Aristotelian material but also of Platonic material. He offers detailed critiques of the views of various modern commentators as well as of philosophers. Scaltsas has made an important and original contribution to our interpretation of Metaphysics. * Philosophical Quarterly *Table of ContentsThe ThemeI. Matter 1. Physical Continuity in Change 2. Radical Transformation 3. Against Hot, Cold, Wet, and Dry Stuff 4. Quantity of Matter: Soma 5. The Essence of MatterII. Universals 1. The Rejection of the Platonic Forms 2. Existential Arguments for Aristotelian Forms 3. The Universality of the Material SubstratumIII. The Birth of the Subject 1. Plato's Discovery of the Subject 2. The "Nature-Feature" Problem 3. Does Participation Presuppose a Partaker?IV: The Substantial Form 1. A Substance and Its Parts: Plato's Legacy 2. The Aggregate Argument 3. Is the Substantial Form a Relation? 4. The Threshold Argument 5. The Trope-Overlap Argument 6. Structural Universals and Substantial Forms 7. The Aristotelian Solution to Davis Lewis's Paradox 8. Universality Requirements on the Substantial FormV. The Unity of Substance 1. Abstraction and Separateness 2. Types of Abstract Entity 3. The Metaphysics of Abstraction: The Unity of Matter and Form in a Substance 4. An Existential Dilemma about Matter and FormVI. Particulars 1. Nonmaterial Substances 2. Particularity and Subjecthood 3. Essence as Subject: The "Second Man" Argument 4. Particularity of Nonmaterial Substances 5. Particularity of Material Substances: How Similar Can Different Substances Be? 6. Substantial Holism 7. Kit Fine's Paradox on the Identity of Aristotelian SubstancesVII. The Zeta Contradictions 1. The Contradictions 2. The Consistent Zeta Picture 3. Self-Caused Unities 4. Potentiality Entails Homonymy 5. Is the Substantial Form of a Substance Numerically One?Conclusion: Revisiting the Zeta ContradictionsAppendix 1: Live Matter Appendix 2: Against Bare Substrata Appendix 3: Against Individual Forms Appendix 4: The Argument of Metaphysics M, 10Bibliography Index Locorum General Index

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Book SynopsisCicero''s On the Republic and On the Laws are his major works of political philosophy. They offer his fullest treatment of fundamental political questions: Why should educated people have any concern for politics? Is the best form of government simple, or is it a combination of elements from such simple forms as monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy? Can politics be free of injustice? The two works also help us to think about natural law, which many people have considered since ancient times to provide a foundation of unchanging, universal principles of justice.On the Republic features a defense of politics against those who advocated abstinence from public affairs. It defends a mixed constitution, the actual arrangement of offices in the Roman Republic, against simple forms of government. The Republic also supplies material for students of Roman historyas does On the Laws. The Laws, moreover, presents the results of Cicero''s reflections as Trade ReviewFott accomplishes what he has set out to do: provide an accessible translation that focuses more on the text than on the secondary scholarship. Fott's translation will prove a handy reference guide for anyone interested in either or both of these political works. It would be exceptionally well-suited for an undergraduate class on cicero, Roman philosophy, or the reception of Greek philosophy by the Romans, and I look forward to adopting it for my own students. -- Polis * The Journal for Ancient Greek Political Thought *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Note on the Text and the Translation Chronology of Cicero's Life Outlines of On the Republic and On the Laws On the Republic (with explanatory notes) Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Book 6 Fragments of Uncertain Location On the Laws (with explanatory notes) Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Fragments Selected Bibliography Index of Personal Names Index of Terms

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains new translations of two dialogues of Plato, the Protagoras and the Meno, together with explanatory notes and substantial interpretive essays. Robert C. Bartlett''s translations are as literal as is compatible with sound English style and take into account important textual variations. Because the interpretive essays both sketch the general outlines of the dialogues and take up specific theoretical or philosophic difficulties, they will be of interest not only to those reading the dialogues for the first time but also to those already familiar with them.The Protagoras and the Meno are linked by the attention each pays to the idea of virtue: the latter dialogue focuses on the fundamental Socratic question, What is virtue?; the former on the specific virtue of courage, especially in its relation to wisdom. An appendix contains a short extract from Xenophon''s Anabasis of Cyrus that vividly portrays the figure of Meno.Trade Review"The overall value of Bartlett's translation is very high. The footnotes are extraordinarily helpful; the prose is clear and readable; and the interpretive essays will surely prove to be an excellent source of classroom discussion. This volume is a welcome addition to Plato scholarship."—Edward Moore, St. Elias School of Orthodox Theology, Philosophy in Review, Vol. 24, No. 4-6, Aug-Dec 2004"Robert C. Bartlett's translations of Protagoras and Meno display a degree of accuracy and literalness that makes them most suitable for scholarly and teaching purposes. The consistency with which Bartlett has translated terms enables the reader to confidently develop an interpretation of Plato's meaning as the terms recur in the dialogues. His notes and introductory essays are thoughtful, learned, and well-designed guides to assist the reader toward a serious confrontation with the philosophic issues dealt with in the texts. They raise questions, sketch lines of interpretation, and guide one toward one's own thinking rather than declaring the definitive interpretation or examining the questions exhaustively, which makes them ideal for classroom use."—James H. Nichols, Claremont McKenna CollegeTable of ContentsPrefacePROTAGORASOn the ProtagorasMENOOn the MenoAppendix: Xenophon's Assessment of Meno (Anabasis of Cyrus 2.6.21-27)

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Book SynopsisIn this second volume of new translations of Alfarabi's political writings, Charles E. Butterworth presents translations of the Arabic philosopher’s political and legal thinking.Trade ReviewAt last, a wider English-speaking audience will gain access to the riches contained in Alfarabi's political philosophy.... As always, Butterworth walks the fine line between literalness and readability with extraordinary grace, making this volume of equal value to scholar and student alike. He also offers introductions to each work that exemplify this same balance. For the scholar, he describes the manuscripts consulted and justifies our conviction that at last we have a trustworthy translation based on a critical Arabic text. For the student, as well as the scholar, and, above all, the teacher, he offers concise, insightful introduction to these challenging works. These introductions are a great boon in the classroom; each introduction leads the reader to raise the relevant questions to begin to unlock the secrets within. In the footnotes, Butterworth strikes the same balance, drawing the scholar's attention to alternate manuscript readings and translations while offering crucial pieces of information and insight, especially valuable to the novice. * Journal of the American Oriental Society *Charles Butterworth has rendered a service both timely and timeless in his meticulous yet highly readable translations of four texts by a thinker second to none.... Butterworth here provides insightful introductions and impeccable translations. * Review of Politics *Charles E. Butterworth has rendered a service both timely and timeless in his meticulous yet highly readable translations of four texts by a thinker second to none. Butterworth here provides insightful introductions and impeccable translations. * Review of Politics *Butterworth brilliantly combines in one volume the theoretical agenda of the Political Regime and the practical concerns of the Summary. Such combination offers us the opportunity to explore the dynamic tensions between theoretical and practical knowledge that undergird Alfarabi's philosophical project as a whole. This volume is an excellent contribution to Alfarabi scholarship and should be most welcome to anyone interested in Islamic philosophy. -- Robert L'Arrivee * Review of Politics *Table of ContentsPrefacePolitical Regime Introduction The TextSummary of Plato's Laws Introduction The TextAppendix A: Alfarabi, Enumeration of the SciencesAppendix B: Averroes's Defense of the Philosophers as Believing in Happiness and Misery in the HereafterGlossary A: Arabic–English Glossary B: English–ArabicBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of the celebrated discussion of the Republic by the twelfth-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher.Trade ReviewBecause of the importance of Averroes (as a Muslim he is significant for both Platonic and Islamic thought), it is good to have Lerner's new and thoughtful interpretation, with lucid introduction, three helpful appendixes, glossary, and index. * Library Journal *It is interesting to note that Plato's tenets were considered profitable also by Averroes, whose world was defined and governed by the Koran. * The Classical Outlook *This is a fine translation of a very difficult and important text, lost in its Arabic original but preserved in the awkward fourteenth-century Hebrew translation of Judah ben Samuel. Even in this summary form, the Republic is one of the exceedingly few works of the Platonic corpus to surface in Islamic philosophy, and this paraphrase is an excellent example of Averroes' technique of doing philosophy in commentary form. * Journal of Near Eastern Studies *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction Abbreviations and SymbolsTHE TEXTThe First Treatise The Second Treatise The Third TreatiseAPPENDIX I Translator's Colophon Copyist's ColophonAPPENDIX II Notes to the Hebrew TextAPPENDIX III Short Titles and Editions CitedGlossary Index

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Book SynopsisQuitslund argues that Spenser sought authority for his poem by grounding its narrative in a divinely ordained natural order, intelligible in terms derived from the ancient sources of poetry and philosophy.

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Book SynopsisAristotle argues that virtuous conduct is the governing factor in living well. Combining philological precision with philosophical analysis, this book reconstructs Aristotle's defense of these claims and examines his position in response to the prevailing hopes and anxieties of his age.Table of ContentsPreface A note on citation Part I. A Good Life: 1. The pursuit of happiness 2. Reputable views Part II. The Test of tradition: 3. Virtue and prosperity 4. The end of tellos 5. Fortune and prosperity 6. A complete life 7. Sovereign virtue Part III. The Rational Animal: 8. Vital needs and the human function 9. The pleasures of temperance 10. Health and happiness Part IV. Virtues in Action: 11. The economics of liberality 12. Sparta and the perils of power 13. Honor and dignity 14. The sovereign self General index.

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Book SynopsisIn this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, Pierre Hadot explains that for the Ancients philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one''s life. One of the most influential historians of ancient philosophy in the world today, Hadot is adept at using ancient philosophers to illuminate the relevance of their ideas to contemporary life. In this book, which is an ideal introduction to Hadot''s more scholarly What is Ancient Philosophy?, we learn that to be an Epicurean is not merely to think like one; it is to adopt a way of living where limiting desires is the condition for happiness. Being an Aristotelian, similarly, is to choose a life that involves contemplation, and being a Cynic is to follow Diogenes in his refusal of quotidian convention and the mentality of ordinary people. If so many Ancient philosophers founded schools, Hadot explains, it was precisely because they were proposiTrade Review"There is much here that could affirm and inform a philosophical counseling practice, both in attitude and content. There is much here to remind ourselves of the importance of spiritual or philosophical exercises in our own trying times."—Helen Douglas, Philosophical Practice"Hadot's refreshing efforts to free philosophy and its history from the sterile constraints of abstract theorizing and academic specialization find a lively and productive outlet in the interviews collected here. Introduced by Jeannie Carlier, a French scholar of Neo-platonic religious thought and friend of Hadot, and conducted in turns by Carlier and Arnold Davidson, the American philosopher and intellectual historian most responsible for the introduction and dissemination of Hadot's work in English-speaking contexts, these conversations explore in depth and varied detail both the personal and the intellectual development of a scholar whose own work insists above all that the personal or existential cannot rightly or fruitfully be separated from the intellectual or philosophical. Enacting the kind of dialogue that Hadot believes essential to any philosophy that would constitute a living relation between persons rather than an abstract relation to ideas, these interviews could not find a more suitable subject."—Thomas A. Carlson, University of California, Santa Barbara"If your own experience of 'Philosophy 101' way back when was just shy of miserable, disconnected from the daily or generally incoherent—gridlocked, for instance, in self-serving terms—here, in The Present Alone Is Our Happiness: Conversations with Jeannie Cartier and Arnold I. Davidson, a good-souled man—Hadot himself—winks. He seems to say, 'Here's what happened, and here's why philosophy really is for you.' And if you are a teacher or a pedagogue, it's for you all the more."—Teachers College RecordTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Introduction iii @toc2:1 Tied to the Apron Strings of the Church 000 2 Researcher, Teacher, Philosopher 000 3 Philosophical Discourse 000 4 Interpretation, Objectivity and Nonsense 000 5 Unitary Experience and Philosophical Life 000 6 Philosophical Discourse as Spiritual Exercise 000 7 Philosophy as Life and as a Quest for Wisdom 000 8 From Socrates to Foucault. A Long Tradition 000 9 Inacceptable? 000 10 The Present Alone is Our Happiness 000 @toc4:Postface 000 Notes 000 Index 000

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Book SynopsisCleary discusses the origin, development, and use of the many senses of priority as a central thesis in Aristotle's metaphysics.Cleary contends that one of the most revealing problems for the ambiguity of Aristotle's relationship to Platonism is that of the ontological status of mathematical objects. In support of his claim, Cleary analyzes a curious passage from Aristotle's Topics, where he appears to accept a schema of priorities that makes mathematical entities more substantial than sensible things. How does Aristotle try to reconcile the ordering of things dictated by sciences like mathematics and dialectic with the ordering of sense experience upon which his own physics and metaphysics are based? To find the answer, Cleary reviews three different outlines of the many senses of priority given by Aristotle himself and found in Categories 12-13, Metaphysics Delta 11, and Metaphysics Theta 8. Cleary suggests there is an implicit hierarchy for Aristotle that leads him to posit the Prime Mover at its apex as complete actuality and, therefore, as the focus for the concept of priority. Having reviewed Aristotle's treatment of the many uses of priority, Cleary demonstrates how the concept is used in some typical arguments by Aristotle for his mature metaphysical positions.

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Book SynopsisBarred from political engagement and legal advocacy, the second sophists composed epideictic works for audiences across the Mediterranean world during the early centuries of the Common Era. In this study, Susan Jarratt argues that these discourses constitute intricate negotiations with the absolute power of the Roman Empire.Trade Review“It will no longer be possible to read Greek literature from the Roman era without referring to Chain of Gold. This book will be a landmark in the history of rhetoric and in the history of Roman imperialism. It initiates a fascinating discussion with implications for our own political issues.”- Laurent Pernot, former president of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric, author of Rhetoric in Antiquity“Chain of Gold is not only an essential contribution to scholarship on Greek rhetoric in the Roman Empire; it is an exploration of the nature, limits, and, above all, possibilities for rhetoric in an age of empire. As such, it is critical reading not only for historians of rhetoric but for all who are concerned with the state of speech before authoritarian powers.”- Ned O’Gorman, editor, Journal for the History of Rhetoric“With theoretical subtlety and historical sensitivity, Jarratt brilliantly develops a form of rhetorical analysis precisely calibrated to the distinctive character of Greek rhetors as colonized subjects under the Roman imperium. Carefully argued and engagingly written, Chain of Gold is revisionary rhetorical history at its very best.”- Steven Mailloux, author of Rhetoric’s Pragmatism: Essays in Rhetorical Hermeneutics

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Book SynopsisContains essays which examine vital aspects of Plato's many methods, considering his dialogues in relation to Thucydides and Homer, narrative strategies and medical practice, images and metaphors. This book places the Platonic dialogues in an illuminating historical context.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Gary Alan Scott; 1. Plato's Book of Images by Nicholas D. Smith; 2. ""To Say What is Most Necessary"": Expositional and Philosophical Practice in Thucydides and Plato by Phil Hopkins; 3. Medicine, Philosophy, and Socrates's Proposals to Glaucon about Gumnastike in Republic 403b-412b by Mark Moes; 4. Know Thyself: Socrates as Storyteller, by Anne-Marie Bowery; 5. Homeric Methodos in Plato's Socratic Dialogues by Bernard Freydberg; 6. Of Psychic Maieutics and Dialogical Bondage in Plato's Theaetetus by Benjamin J. Grazzini; 7. Plato's Different Device: Reconciling the One and the Many in the Philebus by Martha Kendal Woodruff; 8. Is There Method in This Madness? Context, Play, and Laughter in Plato's Symposium and Republic by Christopher P. Long; 9. Traveling with Socrates: Dialectic in the Phaedo and Protagoras by Gerard Kuperus; 10. In Plato's Image by Jill Gordon; Appendix: Dramatic Dates of Plato's Dialogues.

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Book SynopsisContends that our search for communal justice must start with self-examination. The realization that there are things that we cannot know about ourselves unless we become the subject of a joke is integral to such self-scrutiny. Jokes provide a new perspective on our politics and ethics; they are essential to our civic self-awareness.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Philosophical Comedy as an Aesthetic Critique of Political Ideals 1. Plato’s and Aristophanes's Comedy 2. Communist Terror: Republic V and VIII and The Assembly Women 3. The Rule of Satiated Mediocrity: Republic VI and The Knights 4. Failures of High‑Minded Politics: Republic VI and The Birds 5. No Laughing Matter: Tyranny in Republic VIII and IX Conclusion: Self-examination and Communal Justice Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA philosophical argument that rationality is based on, or produced from, difference, and is not only worth retaining but necessary in a culturally diverse world.Trade Review“[Eze’s] commitment to preserving a wide range of forms of reason, and rendering them productive of rationality, accomplishes his lifelong task of showing the ethnocentrism inherent in myopic forms of reason in Europe and Africa, and at the same time accomplishes the equally important task of showing the way to productive dialogue across the borders of forms of reason.” - Bruce B. Janz, South African Journal of Philosophy“[On Reason] is a brilliant book, which will be read widely because Eze eloquently argues for the use of reason in philosophical discourse in world of conflict and racism. It is a welcome follow-up to Eze’s work on race and pluralism.” - Elias K. Bongmba, Africa Today“This is not a work of sociology, but it is a work of philosophy that many will find resonates with a sociological imagination, especially one open to the impact of postcolonial thinking across the humanities and social sciences. It merits reading (and re-reading) and matching its philosophical reflections with sociological reflection on its themes. It is a thoroughly rewarding and valuable book and one which makes a significant contribution to the field.” - Gurminder K. Bhambra, The Sociological Review“[V]aluable for all philosophy collections, and for related fields dealing with race and politics. Highly recommended.” - R.M. Stewart, Choice“Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze has done significant work thinking critically about race, politics, history, and the discipline of philosophy. In On Reason, he makes evident the breadth and depth of African philosophy and its deep and often problematic connections to the political. The political must, as it were, be thought, and that is difficult, demanding, necessarily creative and troubling work. It is work that Eze does not shirk from, especially as a thinker deeply rooted in the cultural traditions and philosophies of Africa.”—Grant Farred, author of What’s My Name? Black Vernacular Intellectuals“Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze takes on one of the most difficult challenges of the day: the possibility that reason, and therefore philosophy, transcends culture and history and does not simply reflect the hegemony of one culture. I like his attempts to ‘ground’ reason in experience while still maintaining reason’s authority. This is a difficult trick given our habits of thought, but he makes a plausible and important case especially to be prized by cultural theorists who want to think ‘diversity’ without having to fend off endless arguments about ‘relativism.’”—William Rasch, author of Sovereignty and Its Discontents: On the Primacy of Conflict and the Structure of the Political“[On Reason] is a brilliant book, which will be read widely because Eze eloquently argues for the use of reason in philosophical discourse in world of conflict and racism. It is a welcome follow-up to Eze’s work on race and pluralism.” -- Elias K. Bongmba * Africa Today *“[Eze’s] commitment to preserving a wide range of forms of reason, and rendering them productive of rationality, accomplishes his lifelong task of showing the ethnocentrism inherent in myopic forms of reason in Europe and Africa, and at the same time accomplishes the equally important task of showing the way to productive dialogue across the borders of forms of reason.” -- Bruce B. Janz * South African Journal of Philosophy *“This is not a work of sociology, but it is a work of philosophy that many will find resonates with a sociological imagination, especially one open to the impact of postcolonial thinking across the humanities and social sciences. It merits reading (and re-reading) and matching its philosophical reflections with sociological reflection on its themes. It is a thoroughly rewarding and valuable book and one which makes a significant contribution to the field.” -- Gurminder K. Bhambra * Sociological Review *Table of ContentsPreface: What Is Rationality? xi Acknowledgments xix Introduction: Diversity and the Social Questions of Reason 1 1. Varieties of Rational Experience 24 2. Ordinary Historical Reason 90 3. Science, Culture, and Principles of Rationality 130 4. Languages of Time in Postcolonial Memory 181 5. Reason and Unreason in Politics 227 Notes 269 Bibliography 297 Index 319

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"...this first installment of Grimaldi's fills a long-felt need. And fills it admirably..." -Reviews of Aristotle, Rhetoric I: A Commentary: Ancient Philosophy "...Grimaldi's...commentaries on Aristotelian rhetoric...should earn him a place of enviable distinction among historians and theoreticians of classical rhetoric." -Rhetoric Society Quarterly "Grimaldi's commentary is an important work..." -Philosophy and Rhetoric

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Book SynopsisIncludes three lectures delivered by the author at Wake Forest University in 1979. This book is a useful resource for scholars and teachers of the philosophy of religion.Trade Review"...a writer of such expertise and influence for good is someone to be taken very seriously." -Downside Review "A creative and compelling act of reflective analysis showing the deep and surprising congruence between a reinterpreted Transcendental Thomism and the traditional Thomism with its approach to God by way of a neo-Platonic metaphysics of participation." -- -Kenneth Schmitz Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto "...systematic arguments which warrant serious response from both Thomists and Whiteheadians..." -Process Studies "[Clarke] is as good a synthesizer as was Thomas himself." -H-Net Reviews "A provocative dialogue with Transcendental Thomism and Process Philosophy on how the human mind ascends to God." -- -Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Ph.D. President, Providence College "...a most attractive presentation of Transcendental Thomism." -- -Lewis S. Ford Horizons "Particularly noteworthy is Clarke's grounding of analogous speech about God on the 'bridge of causal participation' and the minimum degree of likeness that must obtain between an effect and its cause, even between creatures and God." -- -John F. Wippel Catholic University "Illustrates a talented Thomist trying to make sense of the Transcendental Thomist and Whiteheadian circles in which Clarke moved at Fordham University." -American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

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Book SynopsisPlato’s Meno occupies a transitional position between the early Socratic dialogues and the developed middle period theory of the Phaedo, Symposium and Republic. It is thus of particular interest for the insights that it gives us into the process by which Plato arrived at that theory. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionI. GeneralII. Plato’s life and the date of the Meno III. (a) Is excellence teachable? (I) (b) Developments in the Meno (c) The Meno and the middle period theory (d) Is excellence teachable? (II) IV. (a) The significance of the dialogue form (b) The dramatic date of the Meno (c) The characters in the dialogueV. Evidence for the textSelect BibliographySiglaText and Translation CommentaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Peloponnesian War, according to Thucydides, was the result of the growth of Athenian power. Beginning with the battle of Abydos in 411, this edition covers the Ionian or Dekeleian War, whose end in 404 also brings to a close the Peloponnesian War as a whole.Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Xenophon's life works, 2. Hellenika I-II.3.10, 3. The Peloponnesian War 4. The Chronology of the Ionian War, 5. The text Bibliography Parallel Greek Text and English Translation Commentary Maps: 1. The Hellespont, 2. Greece the Aegean, 3. Athens, Peiraieus the long walls 4. Ephesos, 5. Lesbos the Arginousai Islands, 6. Aigospotamoi Index

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Book Synopsis"It is the best of Xenophon, it is the worst of Xenophon. Readers looking for a carefully researched, well balanced, and reliable narrative of Greek affairs from 404 to 395 (BC) will be disappointed"- the author. The second part of the Hellenika, covering the decade after the end of the Peloponnesian War, is Xenophon at his best.Table of Contents Preface Introduction Bibliography Abbreviations Text and Translation 1. Xenophon's life works, 2. The Hellenika, 3. Hellenika, 4. Chronology of events in II.3. 11-IV.2.8, 5. The text Commentary Maps Plans: 1. The Peiraieus, 2. The new Bouleuterion, 3. The Persian presence in Western Asia Minor, 4. Triphylia, 5. The Sardis campaign, 6. Lorkris, Phokis Boiotia Index

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Book SynopsisThis work is designed to make Aristotle's writings on sleep and dreams accessible in translation to modern readers, and to provide a commentary with a contemporary perspective. It considers Aristotle’s theory of dreams in historical context, especially in relation to Plato. Greek text, with facing English translation, introduction and commentary.Trade Review‘A beautiful edition... a model for this kind of translation and textual study...’ Desmond Fitzgerald, UCSF‘... combining a sureness of classical learning with a sympathetic understanding of the relevant areas of the modern literature. A book that will be of interest and profit to classicist and modern alike.’DialogueTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE NOTE ON THE TEXT AND TRANSLATION ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1. Aristotle’s Life and Work 2. The Parva Naturalia 3. The Greek concept of Dreaming 4. Plato’s Legacy 5. The De Somno and the De Insomniis 6. Dreams and the Imagination 7. Dreaming and Teleology 8. The Function of Dreams 9. Aristotle and Freud 10. Dreams and the ‘Daemonic’ 11. Aristotle and Malcolm 12. Conclusion TEXT AND TRANSLATION On Sleeping and Waking On Dreams On Divination through Sleep NOTES On Sleeping and Waking On Dreams On Divination through Sleep APPENDIX – Aristotle’s Historia Animalium, IV. 10 GLOSSARY SELECT BIBILOGRAPHY INDEX

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Book SynopsisXenophon's philosophical works have long lived under the shadow of those of his brilliant and contemporary fellow student of Socrates, Plato. They both wrote an Apology and a Symposium , and though few would deny that Plato was the more profound and original philosopher, Xenophon's contribution has been unjustly ignored.Trade ReviewThe target audience includes classicists and non-classicists with an interest in literature and philosophy.'Table of ContentsIntroduction: 1. Xenophon's works; 2. Xenophon's life; 3. Socratica; 4. Xenophon's qualities as a writer Introduction to Apologia Socratis Apologia Socratis (Socrates' Defence Commentary Introduction to Memorabilia Socratis Memorabilia Socratis Book I Commentary Xenophon's Socrates: Greek Text with facing-page Translation Supplementary Notes on the text Index

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Book SynopsisXenophon's philosophical works have long lived under the shadow of those of his brilliant and contemporary fellow student of Socrates, Plato. They both wrote an Apology and a Symposium , and though few would deny that Plato was the more profound and original philosopher, Xenophon's contribution has been unjustly ignored.Trade ReviewThe target audience includes classicists and non-classicists with an interest in literature and philosophy.'Table of ContentsIntroduction: 1. Xenophon's works; 2. Xenophon's life; 3. Socratica; 4. Xenophon's qualities as a writer Introduction to Apologia Socratis Apologia Socratis (Socrates' Defence Commentary Introduction to Memorabilia Socratis Memorabilia Socratis Book I Commentary Xenophon's Socrates: Greek Text with facing-page Translation Supplementary Notes on the text Index

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Book SynopsisAn essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Aristotle.Trade Review"A compact and accessible introduction to Aristotle, whose thought, together with that of his teacher Plato, constitutes the bedrock of much of Western civilization…. Ryan’s erudite and engaging introduction is followed by substantial extracts from Aristotle’s political works, making this text ideal for classroom use." -- Booklist

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Book SynopsisMachiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fuelled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Some insist that he was a Christian, others maintain he was a pagan. This book mediates between these views, arguing that he was neither but that he utilized elements of both.

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Book SynopsisThis highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of The Republic along with a synoptic table of contents, a prefatory essay, and an appendix on The Spindle of Necessity by the translator and editor, Raymond Larson. Also included are an introduction by Eva T.H.Table of ContentsPreface and background to the Republic xiii Introduction xxiii Principal Dates xlvii Current Opinions of Justice Refuted (Book 1) 1 Introductory Dialogue (Socrates and Cephalus, 328c-331d) 2 First Definition (Cephalus, 331a-d) 5 Refutation (332c-335d) 6 Third Definition (Thrasymachus, 338c-343a) 13 Refutation (339b-e) 14 Redefinition of Ruler (340d-341a) 15 Refutation (341c-343a) 16 New Argument (343a-348a) 18 Refutations of (a): i) 345b-348a) 20 Refutation of (b), 352d-354a 28 Conclusion (354a-c) 30 Justice Reexamined, in the State and in the Individual (Books 2-4) 31 Adeimantus (362d-367e) 35 The Problem Examined and Solved (368c-445e) 40 Second State of the State (372d-427c) 44 Elementary Education of the guardians (376c-415d) 48 Gymnastics (physical education), 403c-412b 73 Instilling and testing patriotism and leadership, 412c-415d 81 Living arrangements of guardians and auxiliaries (415d-427c) 85 Conclusion (427c-434d) 94 Wisdom = the knowledge of the guardians (428a-429a) 95 Courage = the auxiliaries’ opinion of “what is and is not to be feared” (429a-30c) 96 Temperance = agreement of all three classes about who should rule and be ruled (430d-432b) 97 Justice = each of the three classes “tending its own business” and not preempting the work of another (432b-434d) 99 Composition of the Soul (434d-441c) 101 Conclusion (441d-444e) 109 Degeneration Regimes and Souls, Interrupted (445b-449a) 113 Digression: The Best Regime and Men (Books 5-7) 114 Organization of the Best Regime (451c-461e) 116 Women and children will not be private possessions but common to all of the men. Marriage arrangements, eugenics (457c-461e) 122 The Superiority and Possibility of Such a City (462a-473e) 126 Excursus: regulations for warfare (466e-471c) 131 Such a city is not impossible (471e-473c) 136 Reminder that the best state is only a model, not completely realizable in practice (472b-473b). It is possible only if philosophers become kings or kings philosophers (473c-3), 138 The Best Men: Philosopher Kings (Guardians), Book 5, 474b-Book 7 139 The Philosophic Nature (485a-503e) 147 Higher Education of the Guardians (504a-535a) 165 The Simple of the Sun (506e-509b) 168 The Simile of the Divided Line (509d-511e) 171 The Simile of the Cave (514a-521b) 174 Curriculum (521c-535a) 181 Plane geometry, 526c-527c 186 Harmonics, 530d-531c 190 Selection of the Guardians (535a-540c) 195 Brief Excursus (540d-541b) 200 Degenerate Regimes and Souls, Resumed From Book 5 (Books 8 and 9) 201 Cause of Change or Decline in a State: Civil War (545c-547c) 203 Degenerate Regimes and Men, Described and Compared (547c-592b) 205 Oilgarchy (rule of the wealthy few) and the oligarchic man (550c-555b) 208 Democracy (rule of the people) and the democratic man (555b-562a) 213 Tyranny (dictatorship) and the tyrannical man (562a-580a) 220 The five types are judged for their goodness and happiness and ranked in the order in which they were presented: Aristocracy and the aristocratic man are the best and happiness; tyranny and the tyrant are the worst and most miserable (580a-588a) 237 Conclusion: The aristocrat is just, the tyrant unjust. Therefore justice makes a man happy, injustice makes him unhappy (588b-592b) 247 Denunciation of Imitative Poetry (Book 10, 595a-608b) 251 Imitative poetry appeals to the emotions rather than to the mind (602c-605c) 259 Imitative poetry deforms character (605c-608b) 263 Immortality and the Rewards of Justice (608b-End) 265 Rewards of Justice and Punishments of Injustice in This Life (612b-614a) 269 Rewards and Punishments After Death (614a-621d) 271 Appendix: The Spindle of Necessity 279 Bibliography 283

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