Description
Book SynopsisIn Ancient Philosophy (2012), Christopher Shields expanded on the coverage of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in his earlier book, Classical Philosophy (2003), to include the philosophy of the Hellenistic era. In this new edition (2023), Shields reaches even further to include material on Neoplatonism and on Augustine and Proclus, capturingâfrom Thales of Miletus to the end of the sixth century CEâall of what might be called ancient philosophy. It traces the important connections between the periods and individuals of more than 1,200 years of philosophyâs history without losing sight of the novelties and dynamics unique to each. The coverage of the Presocratics, Sophists, Plato, and Stoicism has also been expanded so as to highlight Platoâs responses to the Sophistic movement in the development of his Theory of Forms.
And, finally, a valuable companion volume, with Shieldsâs focused translations of the important sources referred to in Ancient Philosophy, Second
Table of Contents
1. Philosophy before Socrates 2. Socrates 3. Plato 4. Aristotle 5. Hellenistic philosophy 6. Late Antique Philosophy
