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A range of sciences was taught in the Platonist schools of late antiquity (third to sixth centuries) with the purpose of leading the human soul up to a divine life. This curriculum constituted so to……続きを見る

Est-il possible de donner à la métaphysique un statut scientifique tel qu’elle soit en mesure de contrôler toute la réalité ? En particulier, est-il possible d’appliquer un tel programme à la méta-o……続きを見る

The 'Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature' offers an unparalleled voyage through the intellectual and artistic milestones that have shaped human thought a……続きを見る

Yale Classics - Ancient Greek Literature gathers an illustrious ensemble of works that encapsulate the essence of early Western thought, storytelling, and rhetoric. Spanning a multitude of genres, f……続きを見る

This book argues that Aristotelian character education cannot work in liberal democracies today. It shows that when we clearly understand the basic structure of Aristotle’s value theory and correctl……続きを見る

Strong thoughts. A calm mind. An unshakeable life. What if the greatest power in your life isn't found in success, fame, or fortuneーbut in mastering your own mind? In a chaotic world of noise, dist……続きを見る

I trattati biologici di Aristotele (Ricerche sugli animali, Le parti degli animali, La locomozione degli animali, La riproduzione degli animali, Il moto degli animali) rappresentano non solo la part……続きを見る

In "The Atomic Theory of Lucretius," Fleeming Jenkin meticulously unpacks and contemporizes the ancient Roman philosopher Lucretius's understanding of atomic theory. Through a scholarly lens, Jenkin……続きを見る

Ancient Evenings is a study of consciousness presented as a series of fictional philosophical dialogues set at the height of the Roman Empire. These dialogues ー on good and evil, truth and falsehoo……続きを見る

“...So much of our lives is meaningless, a self-cancelling vacillation and futility; we strive with the chaos about us and within; but we would believe all the while that there is something vital an……続きを見る

This monograph works at the intersection of two of the most popular and growing fields in epistemology: epistemic normativity or value and virtue epistemology. By challenging two hitherto un- or und……続きを見る

What does it mean to live a good life? Centuries before modern debates on happiness and well-being, Epicurus offered a radical answerーtrue happiness comes not from wealth, power, or indulgence, but……続きを見る

Few thinkers have left a mark on history as profound as Plato. His ideas on justice, politics, knowledge, and the nature of reality have shaped philosophy, governance, and education for over two tho……続きを見る

This Element concerns the civic value of contemplation in Plato and Aristotle: how does intellectual contemplation contribute to the happiness of the ideal state? The texts discussed include the Rep……続きを見る

In "Selbstbetrachtungen", verfasst vom römischen Kaiser Marcus Aurelius, entfaltet sich eine tiefgründige Reise durch die philosophischen Gedanken des Stoizismus. Dieses Werk, das in Form persönlich……続きを見る

In seinen 'Selbstbetrachtungen' entfaltet Marc Aurel eine tiefgründige Reflexion über das Leben, die menschliche Natur und die Stoische Philosophie. Geschrieben als persönliche Notizen, vermittelt d……続きを見る

In den "Selbstbetrachtungen" reflektiert Marc Aurel, römischer Kaiser und philosophischer Denker, über die Herausforderungen des Lebens und die stoische Philosophie. Dieses Werk, bestehend aus persö……続きを見る

In den 'Selbstbetrachtungen' von Marc Aurel, einem der prominentesten Stoiker der Antike, entfaltet sich ein tiefgehendes Werk der Selbstreflexion und philosophischen Ermahnung. Der Text, in Form vo……続きを見る

A New Politics for Philosophy: Perspectives on Plato, Nietzsche, and Strauss presents meticulous readings of key philosophical works of towering figures from both the classical and modern intellectu……続きを見る

Meet the most important thinkers, questions, and movements in Western philosophy-all in a short, easy-to-read book. Where did we come from? Why are we here? Do we really have free will? How can we t……続きを見る

Gorgias’s Thought: An Epistemological Reading is the first monograph published in English entirely devoted to Gorgias’s epistemological thought and provides a new perspective on Gorgias’s thought mo……続きを見る

This title critically examines Mou Zongsan’s philosophical system of moral metaphysics on the level of metaphysics and history philosophy, which combines Confucianism and Kantianism philosophy. Mou ……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 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

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

Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition, and he founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution ……続きを見る

Devenez incollable sur Aristote et sa pensée avec lePetitPhilosophe.fr ! Cette fiche propose une analyse approfondie de la philosophie d'Aristote, avec sa biographie, le contexte philosophique dans ……続きを見る

Pyrrhonian Buddhism reconstructs the path to enlightenment shared both by early Buddhists and the ancient Greek sceptics inspired by Pyrrho of Elis, who may have had extended contacts with Buddhists……続きを見る

Knowledge of the structure of the cosmos, Plato suggests, is important in organizing a human community which aims at happiness. This book investigates this theme in Plato's later works, the Timaeus,……続きを見る

In the fifth century BCE, Melissus of Samos developed wildly counterintuitive claims against plurality, change, and the reliability of the senses. This book provides a reconstruction of the preserve……続きを見る