Presenting an ancient teaching passed down from teacher to student for thousands of years, the author provides the science and scriptural evidence regarding death and what awaits us after death. Thi……続きを見る
Whilst aesthetics as a discipline did not exist before the modern age, ancient philosophers give many insights about beauty and art. In Late Antiquity Plotinus confronted the problem of beauty and t……続きを見る
"I would rather go mad than feel pleasure."
- Antisthenes.
For Cynics the secret to happiness was living a life of virtue in harmony with Nature with only the bare essentials necessary for survival.……続きを見る
Written by a group of leading scholars, this unique collection of essays investigates the views of both pagan and Christian philosophers on causation and the creation of the cosmos. Structured in tw……続きを見る
This book offers new insights into a largely understudied group of Greek texts preserved in selected manuscripts from the Library at Wellcome Collection, London. The content of these manuscripts ran……続きを見る
著者:Lucretius
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
The third book of Lucretius' great poem on the workings of the universe is devoted entirely to expounding the implications of Epicurus' dictum that death does not matter, 'is nothing to us'. The sou……続きを見る
Edited with an introduction by an internationally recognized scholar, this nine-volume set represents the most exhaustive collection of essential critical writings in the field, from studies of the ……続きを見る
This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinki……続きを見る
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2021年07月12日
This book provides a collection of essays representing the state of the art in the research into argumentation in classical antiquity. It contains essays from leading and up and coming scholars on f……続きを見る
The Dialogues of Jackson Barwis on Liberty and on Innate Principles, with an Introduction comparing these views to those of Epicurus.
Jackson Barwis, a contemporary of Thomas Jefferson, explains how……続きを見る
"As Rochefoucauld his maxims drew From Nature - I believe them true. They argue no corrupted mind In him; the fault is in mankind."
- Swift.
"Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations."
- Sir J……続きを見る
From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditationsーan instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller.
Why have history's grea……続きを見る
著者:M. I. Finley
出版社: Rutgers University Press
発売日: 2018年11月05日
Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gi……続きを見る
This volume presents a series of essays published by Charles Kahn over a period of forty years, in which he seeks to explicate the ancient Greek concept of Being. He addresses two distinct but intim……続きを見る
The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of sixty million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from drizzle-soaked northern England to the……続きを見る
The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discov……続きを見る
In recent years, there has been renewed interest in Pyrrhonism among both philosophers and historians of philosophy. This skeptical tradition is complex and multifaceted, since the Pyrrhonian argume……続きを見る
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Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talk……続きを見る
**An engaging guide to how Stoicismーthe ancient philosophy of Epictetus and Marcus Aureliusーcan help us flourish today.
“One of the best explorations of Stoic philosophy that I’ve read.” ーTimothy……続きを見る
Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of phil……続きを見る
Despite recent developments in the history of emotions and in comparative studies, sustained cross-cultural comparative studies of the emotions remain few and far between. Jingyi Jenny Zhao has prod……続きを見る
"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing ex……続きを見る
著者:Gregory Vlastos
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2021年03月09日
This book consists of Gregory Vlastos' studies on a variety of themes in Plato's metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and social philosophy. Although many of the essays have appeared in various philos……続きを見る
著者:Ward Farnsworth
出版社: David R. Godine, Publisher
発売日: 2021年10月05日
**“Remarkable.”ーWall Street Journal
A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Ea……続きを見る
This book, which honours the career of a distinguished scholar, contains essays dealing with important problems in Plato, the Platonic tradition, and the texts and transmission of Plato and later Pl……続きを見る
著者:René Brouwer
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
After Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics, from the third century BCE onwards, developed the third great classical conception of wisdom. This book offers a reconstruction of this pivotal notion in Stoic……続きを見る
Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best World's Best Collection
This is the world’s best Marcus Aurelius collection, including the most complete set of Aurelius’s works available plus many fre……続きを見る
The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapte……続きを見る
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the origin and development of the concept of physical continuity in ancient thought before Aristotle, combining a thorough study of Presocratic p……続きを見る
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OS……続きを見る