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Book Synopsis* Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the pre--Socratics to late antiquity. * Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers. * Covers the pre--Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism, academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo--Platonists.
Trade Review"Beginners will find in these essays clear and helpful accounts of some of the main philosophical issues raised by the Greek philosophers. The essays display the scope and variety of Greek philosophy, from the beginnings to later Platonism, and its permanent philosophical significance."
Terence Irwin, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii
Editor’s Introduction ix
Part I Philosophy before Socrates: Introduction 1
1 Presocratic Philosophy 5
Richard McKirahan
2 The Sophists 27
John Gibert
Part II Socrates: Introduction 51
3 Socrates 55
Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith
Part III Plato: Introduction 71
4 Plato: Metaphysics 75
Daniel Devereux Copyrighted Material
5 Plato: Epistemology 100
Nicholas White
6 Plato: Ethics 118
Gerasimos Santas
7 Plato: Psychology 130
Allan Silverman
Part IV Aristotle: Introduction 145
8 Aristotle: Epistemology and Methodology 151
Robert Bolton
9 Aristotle: Metaphysics 163
Michael Loux
10 Aristotle: Ethics and Politics 184
Fred D. Miller, Jr.
11 Aristotle: Psychology 211
Gareth Matthews
Part V Hellenistic Philosophy: Introduction 229
12 Epicureanism 237
David Konstan
13 Stoicism 253
Phillip Mitsis
14 Academics and Pyrrhonists 268
R. J. Hankinson
Part VI Late Antique Philosophy: Introduction 301
15 Neoplatonism 303
Lloyd P. Gerson
Bibliography 324
Index 329
