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This volume is the first monograph devoted to the philosophy of Taurus of Beirut, and provides a long-awaited analysis of his texts and their first English translation. Through close examination of ……続きを見る

The aim of Ethics and Self-Cultivation is to establish and explore a new ‘cultivation of the self’ strand within contemporary moral philosophy. Although the revival of virtue ethics has helped reint……続きを見る

In this book, Chad Jorgenson challenges the view that for Plato the good life is one of pure intellection, arguing that his last writings increasingly insist on the capacity of reason to impose meas……続きを見る

Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. Ac……続きを見る

What difference does music make to performance poetry, and how did the ancients themselves understand this relationship? Although scholars have long recognized the importance of music to ancient per……続きを見る

This book brings together the papers written by the authors over the last fifteen years on the historical and philosophical foundations of Albert Ellis' Rational Psychotherapy (later Rational Emotiv……続きを見る

In this book, Jeremy Kirby analyzes Book Gamma of Aristotle's Metaphysics and introduces the debates (or paradoxes as he refers to them) such as relativism versus the idea of a ready-made world, the……続きを見る

La Grèce contemporaine, pamphlet historique, par Edmond About (1851). - Edmond About avait passé trois années (1848-1851) à l'École d'Athènes et, beaucoup moins occupé du passé que du présent, il en……続きを見る

Tout chemin, dit-on, mène à Rome. Mais pour nous autres citoyens de Paris, le plus court est celui qui passe par Marseille. Pourquoi le nom de la Canebière est-il comique à Paris ? D’où vient que Ma……続きを見る

Essai philosophique sur Diogène de Sinope, sage à l'origine du cynisme : son mode de vie psychique et physique, admiré par l'auteur qui décrit sa démarche et sa façon d'être. "Diogène de Sinope, dit……続きを見る

Essai philosophique par F.M.R. L’auteur poursuit son exploration du cynisme de Diogène de Sinope en étudiant cette fois-ci la violence de sa pensée. Confronté à un monde violent, comment le philosop……続きを見る

What is the best possible society? How would its rulers govern and its citizens behave? Such questions are sometimes dismissed as distractions from genuine political problems, but in an era when pol……続きを見る

Plotinus is the first Greek philosopher to hold a systematic theory of consciousness. The key feature of his theory is that it involves multiple layers of experience: different layers of consciousne……続きを見る

We take for granted that only certain kind of things exist – electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs. This is what we understand as 'reality'. But in fact, 'reality' varies with each era ……続きを見る

The three ancient philosophical introductions translated in this volume flesh out our picture of what it would have been like to sit in a first-year Philosophy course in ancient Alexandria. Ammonius……続きを見る

The Consolation of Philosophy is a work by the sixth-century philosopher Boethius that has been described as having had the single most important influence on the Christianity of the Middle Ages and……続きを見る

Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored t……続きを見る

Philosophy: An Innovative Introduction features a unique, engaging approach to introduce students to philosophy. It combines traditional readings and exercises with fictive narratives starring centr……続きを見る

First published in 1991, The Greatest Happiness Principle traces the history of the theory of utility, starting with the Bible, and running through Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. It goes on to disc……続きを見る

For all men are persuaded by considerations of where their interest lies... Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric is the earliest systematic treatment of the subject, and it remains among the most incisive wo……続きを見る

Several myths about Plato's work are decisively challenged by Catherine Rowett: the idea that Plato agreed with Socrates about the need for a definition of what we know; the idea that he set out to ……続きを見る

De la felicidad (De vita beata) es un diálogo escrito por Lucio Anneo Séneca sobre el año 58 d.C. Está destinado a su hermano mayor Galión, antes llamado Novato, al que también había dedicado su pri……続きを見る

Heraclides of Pontus hailed from the shores of the Black Sea. He studied with Aristotle in Plato's Academy, and became a respected member of that school. During Plato's third trip to Sicily, Heracli……続きを見る

The Analects encapsulate the philosophy of Confucius, one of the most revered thinkers of the ancient world. Espousing the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one's fellow man, Con……続きを見る

《周易》是我国一部重要的经典文献，为中国文化提供了丰富的精神资源，包含着珍贵的人生智慧。本书从卦象符号直读入手，通俗解读《周易》，结合历史与现实，对经义的深层内涵与广义外延充分加以挖掘和拓展，以凸显……続きを見る

This book presents the first full translation of the correspondence of Leo Strauss and Gerhard Krüger, showing for each the development of key and influential ideas, along with seven interpretative ……続きを見る

The Origins of Ethical Thought: A Comparative Study Between Hellenism and Hebraism is the first text to analyze both Greek and Hebrew ethical thought based on a comprehensive and ideological interpr……続きを見る

Poco prima della morte, avvenuta un anno dopo, Cicerone trovò il modo di scrivere quest'opera composta di 23 capitoli. È un dialogo immaginario ambientato nel 151 e che ha per protagonista un anzian……続きを見る

Las ofensas son un tema complicado incluso en la actualidad. La ofensa puede significar un agravio a la ley si se molesta a personas con ciertas cosas. El discurso es castigado severamente, aunque u……続きを見る

The awe with which Plato regarded the character of 'the great' Parmenides has extended to the dialogue which he calls by his name. None of the writings of Plato have been more copiously illustrated,……続きを見る