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"His book...supplant[s] all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell."ーA. C. Grayling Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought ……続きを見る

Is it possible to derive a viable definition of persons from Aristotle’s work? In A Person as a Lifetime: An Aristotelian Account of Persons, Stephanie M. Semler argues that we can. She finds the co……続きを見る

Ludwig Edelstein (1902-1965) is well-known for his work on the history of anceint medicine and ancient philosophy, and to both of these areas he made contributions of primary importance. This collec……続きを見る

This book, originally published in 1965, discusses the political implication of the spread of science in antiquity. It reveals how the real Greek spirit of scientific research was crushed by Plato a……続きを見る

The Politics, Aristotle’s classic work on the nature of political community, has been a touchstone of Western debates about society and government. In this volume, Peter Simpson presents a complete ……続きを見る

Extrait : "KALLIKLÈS : ne me fais pas voir, je t'en prie, Platon, un visage irrité. Par Athéna ! j'avais grand souci d'arriver sous le platane au moment convenu. Adresse ta réprimande à mon esclave ……続きを見る

The Republic is a dialogue by Plato in which the famous Athenian philosopher examines the nature of an ideal society. The insights are profound and timeless. A landmark of Western literature, The Re……続きを見る

Extrait : "L'étude des propriétés de l'air a été jugée digne de la plus grande attention par les anciens philosophes et mécaniciens. Les premiers ont déduit ces propriétés du raisonnement, les secon……続きを見る

This volume investigates the reasons why Plotinus, a philosopher inspired by Plato, made critical use of Epicurean philosophy. Eminent scholars show that some fundamental Epicurean conceptions perta……続きを見る

‘Wonderful and timely … Hugely recommended’ STEPHEN FRY What do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think… Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker yet……続きを見る

In her essay collection First, Second, and Other Selves: Essays on Friendship and Personal Identity, well-known scholar of ancient philosophy Jennifer Whiting gathers her previously published essays……続きを見る

Elijah Del Medigo (1458-1493) was a Jewish Aristotelian philosopher living in Padua, whose work influenced many of the leading philosophers of the early Renaissance. His Two Investigations on the Na……続きを見る

The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatic tales from antiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with the modern imagination. But where did Atlantis come from, what w……続きを見る

A passionate reexamination of the ancient world and the lessons we can draw from antiquity In today’s turbulent cultural moment, it is all too common for conservatives to invoke the wisdom of the an……続きを見る

The philosophers who preceded Socrates (469 - 399 BC), the PreSocratics, were the first recorded individuals to reject mythological explanations for the unknown. Aristotle called the PreSocratics ph……続きを見る

Cicero is increasingly recognised as a highly intelligent contributor to the ongoing ethical debates between Epicureans, Stoics and other schools. In this work on the fundamentals of ethics his lear……続きを見る

Interest in the metaphysics and logic of possible worlds goes back at least as far as Aristotle, but few books address the history of these important concepts. This volume offers new essays on the t……続きを見る

Was das Verhältnis Mark Aurels zur Philosophie betrifft, so fällt es grundsätzlich schwer, zwischen kaiserlicher Selbstinszenierung und authentischer Neigung zu unterscheiden. Die stoischen Philosop……続きを見る

Der Theaitetos ist eines der mittleren bis späteren Werke des Philosophen Platon. Es gehört zusammen mit den Dialogen Kratylos, Sophistes und dem Politikos zur zweiten Tetralogie der platonischen We……続きを見る

De oratore (lateinisch "Vom Redner") ist ein grundlegendes Werk der rhetorischen Schriften Marcus Tullius Ciceros, in dem die Voraussetzungen des Rednerberufs, das Wesen der Rhetorik, den Aufbau der……続きを見る

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.” - Seneca. Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate Animi) is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger during the years 49 to 62 A.D. It concerns the s……続きを見る

Classical Myth in Four Films of Alfred Hitchcock presents an original study of Alfred Hitchcock by considering how his classics-informed London upbringing marks some of his films. The Catholic and I……続きを見る

This book reads Jean-Jacques Rousseau with a view toward deepening our understanding of many political issues alive today, including the place of women in society, the viability of traditional famil……続きを見る

This text discusses the Chinese Legalists, an ancient school of Chinese philosophy which flourished during the Period of the Hundred Contending Schools (6th-3rd century B.C.E.) The school perfected ……続きを見る

In late antiquity the works of Plato and Aristotle were subject to intense study, which eventually led to the development of a new literary form, the philosophical commentary. Until recently these c……続きを見る

Part of the “Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy,” this translation/edition of Chuang Tzu's works is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy……続きを見る

Aristotle's claims that 'man is a political animal' and that political community 'exists for the sake of living well' have frequently been celebrated by thinkers of divergent political persuasions. ……続きを見る

In this book, first published in 1978, Allen Brent sets out to explore some of the questions raised by theorists and philosophers regarding curriculum. He starts by investigating whether all knowled……続きを見る

The Demonic in the Political Thought of Eusebius of Caesarea explores how Eusebius of Caesarea's ideas about demons interacted with and helped to shape his thought on other topics, particularly poli……続きを見る

This Pathway of Non-duality (Advaitavada) provides an answer to the apparently rational doubts and contradictions that are expressed both in the realm of philosophy and in the realm of science, whic……続きを見る