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This is a 1950 collection of eight essays about Plato and the Presocratic philosophers who were F. M. Cornford's particular interest in the field of Greek thought. The volume includes essays discussing Pythagoras, Hesiod and Plato, in which Cornford's enthusiasm for his subject will communicate itself to any reader.

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Memoir; Note; 1. The unconscious element in literature and philosophy (1921); 2. The harmony of the spheres (1930); 3. The unwritten philosophy (1935); 4. Plato's commonwealth (1935); 5. The doctrine of Eros in Plato's Symposium (1937); 6. Greek natural philosophy and modern science (1938); 7. A ritual basis for Hesiod's Theofony (1941); 8. The Marxist view of ancient philosophy (1942); Appendix: a list of Cornford's publications on classical subjects (excluding reviews).

The Unwritten Philosophy and Other Essays

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 12/2/1967 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521094443, 978-0521094443
      ISBN10: 0521094445
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a 1950 collection of eight essays about Plato and the Presocratic philosophers who were F. M. Cornford's particular interest in the field of Greek thought. The volume includes essays discussing Pythagoras, Hesiod and Plato, in which Cornford's enthusiasm for his subject will communicate itself to any reader.

      Table of Contents
      Memoir; Note; 1. The unconscious element in literature and philosophy (1921); 2. The harmony of the spheres (1930); 3. The unwritten philosophy (1935); 4. Plato's commonwealth (1935); 5. The doctrine of Eros in Plato's Symposium (1937); 6. Greek natural philosophy and modern science (1938); 7. A ritual basis for Hesiod's Theofony (1941); 8. The Marxist view of ancient philosophy (1942); Appendix: a list of Cornford's publications on classical subjects (excluding reviews).

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