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Hippocrates is a towering figure in Greek medicine. Dubbed the 'father of medicine', he has inspired generations of physicians over millennia in both the East and West. Despite this, little is known……続きを見る

帝王統治術、封建護身符、思想的麻藥、倫理緊箍咒、「儒」之為禍，大矣！ 為什麼中國統治者明明以武力取天下，以高壓統治百姓，卻總愛擺出一副以徳服人的聖王姿態？為什麼中國文人號稱溫良恭儉讓，歷來卻好戰喜伐……続きを見る

The mind-body relation was at the forefront of philosophy and theology in late antiquity, a time of great intellectual innovation. This volume, the first integrated history of this important topic, ……続きを見る

Un affascinante viaggio culturale alla scoperta del pensiero logico, matematico, scientifico e filosofico dell'Antica Grecia. 続きを見る

'. . . the more honourable animals have been allotted a more honourable soul. . . ' What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In ……続きを見る

The last two decades have seen two significant trends emerging within the philosophy of science: the rapid development and focus on the philosophy of the specialised sciences, and a resurgence of Ar……続きを見る

The Thoughts is a series of personal reflections by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, written over a series of years in far-flung places as he led the Romans in military campaigns, quashed ……続きを見る

Platons 'Timaios' ist eines der einflussreichsten Werke der antiken Philosophie. Das Buch besteht aus Dialogen, die die Natur des Universums, die Entstehung der Welt und die Rolle der göttlichen Ver……続きを見る

Excerpt: "In the first chapter "History of Greek Poetry," Schlegel speaks of the religious rites and mysteries of the primitive Greeks, and of the Orphic poetry to which they gave rise. Contrary to ……続きを見る

The Enneads by Plotinus is a work which is central to the history of philosophy in late antiquity. This volume is the first complete edition of the Enneads in English for over seventy-five years, an……続きを見る

The influence of the theology and philosophy of Augustine of Hippo on subsequent Western thought and culture is undisputed. Prayer after Augustine: A Study in the Development of the Latin Tradition ……続きを見る

Für Leser, die an der Geschichte der Naturphilosophie und antiken Wissenschaft interessiert sind, ist 'Die Physik' von Aristoteles ein unverzichtbarer Text. Dieses Buch bietet einen faszinierenden E……続きを見る

In 'Cicero: Paradoxe der Stoiker' präsentiert Marcus Tullius Cicero eine Sammlung von philosophischen Dialogen, in denen er die Lehren der Stoiker kritisch untersucht und diskutiert. Das Buch zeichn……続きを見る

In 'Die Ethik - Gesammelte Beiträge von Marcus Tullius Cicero' präsentiert der berühmte römische Schriftsteller und Denker eine umfassende Sammlung seiner Schriften über Ethik und Moral. Cicero verw……続きを見る

“The working hypothesis is this: it is true that sexuality as experience is obviously not independent of codes and systems of prohibitions, but it needs to be recalled straightaway that these codes ……続きを見る

Plato's Symposium is an exceptionally multi-layered dialogue. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often light-hearted way, and a literary masterpiec……続きを見る

Este ebook presenta "Colección de Platón", con un índice dinámico y detallado. Índice de contenidos: Eufitrón Apología de Sócrates Critón Primer Alcibíades Cármides Laques Epílogo de Patricio de Azc……続きを見る

Is power the essence of divinity, or are divine powers distinct from divine essence? Are they divine hypostases or are they divine attributes? Are powers such as omnipotence, omniscience, etc. modes……続きを見る

This Companion, the first dedicated to the philosopher and historian Xenophon of Athens, gives readers a sense of why he has held such a prominent place in literary and political culture from antiqu……続きを見る

A modern revelation of the American identity, coupled with a purely frank and personal experience, awakens the American people to a startling and immediate truth. Will we realize our lack of awarene……続きを見る

Proclus (412-485 A.D.) was one of the last official 'successors' of Plato at the head of the Academy in Athens at the end of Antiquity, before the school was finally closed down in 529. As a prolifi……続きを見る

Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible for the first time compares the ancient law collections of the Ancient Near East, the Greeks and the Pentateuch to determine the legal antecedents for the ……続きを見る

Diese Sammlung ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Inhalt: "Nikomachische Ethik": Das Ziel des menschlichen Lebens, so Aris……続きを見る

The major works on philosophy and religion by Thomas Cooper, M.D., personal friend of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and second president of the University of South Carolina. 続きを見る

This book brings together twenty articles giving a comprehensive view of the work of the Aristotelian commentators. First published in 1990, the collection is now brought up to date with a new intro……続きを見る

Christianity proclaims Christ and the incarnate word of God; the Bible is described as the Word of God in both Jewish and Christian tradition. Are these usages merely homonymous, or would the ancien……続きを見る

Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? This book explores the extensive links between oracle……続きを見る

Ekphrasis is familiar as a rhetorical tool for inducing enargeia, the vivid sense that a reader or listener is actually in the presence of the objects described. This book focuses on the ekphrastic ……続きを見る

Because of Them . . . . the men illustrated in the pages that followーwe enjoy a world wherein ignorance, disease, intolerance, and poverty are swiftly becoming things of the past. Heroic Pioneersー……続きを見る

“This collection of Eva Brann’s is one of the most valuable aids a lover of Plato could have.”ーWalter Nicgorski, University of Notre Dame In fourteen essays, Eva Brann talks with readers about the ……続きを見る