{"product_id":"ancient-philosophy-9781119110156","title":"Ancient Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive yet accessible survey of ancient philosophy, covering Greek, Roman, and early Judeo-Christian philosophy, ideal for introductory courses in the ancient roots of modern worldviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the popular Fundamentals of Philosophy series,\u003ci\u003eAncient Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal resource for beginning students as well as for advanced students wishing to hone their understanding of the philosophies of the ancient world. Clear and engaging, this book covers a representative selection of major ancient thinkers, movements, and schools of thought, including the Sophists and other significant Presocratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, the Stoics, the Skeptics, and early Judeo-Christian philosophy up to Augustine. Written by a prominent scholar and author in ancient philosophy studies, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of important issues in the study of the philosophies of the ancient world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the relevance of the theori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 From Mythology to Philosophy 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 History and Philosophy 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Overview 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Presocratics 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Birth of the Gods 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 A New Way of Understanding 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Theories of Matter 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Parmenides’s Criticisms of Natural Philosophy 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 After Parmenides 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Cosmogony and Cosmology 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Sophistic 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Conclusion 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Socrates 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Socratic Problem 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Socratic Paradoxes 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Negative Method 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Intellectualism 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Living Virtuously 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Logic Therapy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Socrates and the State 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Plato 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Life and Work 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Soul and Knowledge 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The Transcendent Forms 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 The Forms and the Soul 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Republic 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 The Theory of Forms and Its Problems 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Cosmology, Science, and Theology 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Conclusion 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Aristotle 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Life and Works 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Basic Ontology 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Logic, Science, Knowledge 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Nature, Change, and Explanation 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Cosmology 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Psychology 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Metaphysics 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Ethics 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Conclusion 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Hellenistic Philosophy 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Epicureanism 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Stoicism 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Skepticism 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Conclusion 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Plotinus and Neoplatonism 156\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Middle Platonism 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Plotinus 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Hierarchy of Being 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Souls 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Ethics 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Greco‐Roman Theology 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Influence 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Augustine and Christian Philosophy 172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Jewish Intellectual Developments 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Early Christian Thought 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Augustine 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 198\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406987501911,"sku":"9781119110156","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119110156.jpg?v=1730497798","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancient-philosophy-9781119110156","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}