Ancient 81

Il volume pubblica una selezione dei saggi di Phillip Mitsis sull’epicureismo, tradotti in italiano per la prima volta. Epicuro è visto qui come un interlocutore vivo, che propone tre tesi sconcerta……続きを見る

This seventh edition of Philosophic Classics, Volume I: Ancient Philosophy includes essential writings of the most important Greek philosophers, along with selections from some of their Roman follow……続きを見る

A leading philosopher shows that if the pursuit of happiness is the question, Epicureanism is the answer Epicureanism has a reputation problem, bringing to mind gluttons with gout or an admonition t……続きを見る

Le Théétète est un dialogue de Platon sur la science et sa définition. Ce dialogue est le premier d'une série de trois (avec Le Sophiste et Le Politique), ou de quatre, si l'on compte Le Philosophe.……続きを見る

Phédon (en grec : Φαίδων / Phaídōn) est un dialogue de Platon qui raconte la mort de Socrate et ses dernières paroles. Le dialogue a dû être composé vers -399. La question que pose et à laquelle rép……続きを見る

La República es la más conocida e influyente obra de Platón, y es el compendio de las ideas que conforman su filosofía. Se trata de un diálogo entre Sócrates y otros personajes, como los discípulos ……続きを見る

Dans un homme supérieur la vertu ne laisse deviner aucun agissement. C’est même pour cela qu’il est vertueux. La vertu du vulgaire ne se laisse pas oublier. C’est même pour cela que le vulgaire n’es……続きを見る

Le Protagoras (ou Les Sophistes) est un dialogue de Platon. Pour Platon et Socrate, le dieu est la mesure de toute chose. Pour le sophiste, l'homme est la mesure de toute chose. Le Protagoras est un……続きを見る

Ce volume est une courte esquisse des religions qui façonnent la pensée hindoue et sont appelées à contribuer au futur développement du vaste et important pays qu’est l’Inde. Dans ce pays (en y comp……続きを見る

Today the name Socrates invokes a powerful idealization of wisdom and nobility that would surprise many of his contemporaries, who excoriated the philosopher for corrupting youth. The problem of who……続きを見る

'No brief survey can do justice to the richness, complexity and detail of Foucault's discussion' New York Review of Books The second volume of Michel Foucault's pioneering analysis of the changing n……続きを見る

'Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self' Times Higher Education In the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucaul……続きを見る

How did the ancient Greeks and Romans conceptualise order? This book answers that question by analysing the formative concept of kosmos ('order', 'arrangement', 'ornament') in ancient literature, ph……続きを見る

Nicholas D. Smith presents an original interpretation of the Republic, considering it to be a book about knowledge and education. Over the course of Summoning Knowledge in Plato's Republic, he argue……続きを見る

Originally published in 1993, Modalities in Medieval Philosophy looks at the idea of modality as multiplicity of reference with respect to alternative domains. The book examines how this emerged in ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1953 From Roman Empire to Renaissance Europe looks at the broader picture of the Middle Ages, drawn in terms of the men and women and the situations that they had to face. Th……続きを見る

After Plato's Forms, and Aristotle's substances, the Stoics posited the fundamental reality of lekta - the meanings of sentences, distinct from the sentences themselves. This is the first time in th……続きを見る

Are you curious about Classics and wondering why you should study it? Do you want to know how the study of Antiquity is still relevant in today's world? Look no further than this captivating book! F……続きを見る

英國哲學注重政治秩序的探討，形成了自由主義的政治學說，而這正是建立法治社會的理論基礎。徳國哲學注重形而上學的追問，這追問的實質是要為人生建立一種精神信仰。 由於傳統的阻撓或束縛、時代或個人的限制，他……続きを見る

按「新視野」中華經典文庫系列的書目，分系列輯錄各書篇首的導讀，薈萃各學者對中華經典的研究心得，集結成此導讀結集，並收錄了饒公、陳耀南、李焯芬三篇序文，均以為「今人為何需要讀經典」為題，帶出現代人讀中……続きを見る

Per descrivere le inspiegabili forze degli elementi naturali, cercare un senso alla propria presenza nel mondo e interrogarsi sui misteri della vita e della morte, l'uomo ha sempre fatto ricorso ai ……続きを見る

Plato's philosophical dialogues can be seen as his creation of a new genre. Plato borrows from, as well as rejects, earlier and contemporary authors, and he is constantly in conversation with establ……続きを見る

The Republic (around 380 BC) by Plato (427 BCE – 347 BCE). Classical Greek philosopher, who together with his teacher, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the philosophical foundatio……続きを見る

The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus (1944) translated by Arthur Spenser Loat Farquharson (1871–1942) .. Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (April 26, 121 - March 17, 180……続きを見る

Plato is a well-known critic of rhetoric, but in the Phaedrus, he defends the art of rhetoric, arguing that it can be perfected with the aid of philosophy. In Reason, Rhetoric, and the Philosophical……続きを見る

The Analects, also known as the Analects of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese book composed of a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries……続きを見る

An important volume connecting classical studies with feminism, Feminism and Ancient Philosophy provides an even-handed assessment of the ancient philosophers' discussions of women and explains whi……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2001. A collection of fifteen studies which explore topics in the psychology and philosophy of mind of Plotinus, Augustine, and Boethius, as well as the development……続きを見る

Ancient philosophers considered question about laughter, humor, and comedy to be both philosophically interesting and important. They theorized about laughter and its causes, moralized about the app……続きを見る

This groundbreaking volume explores Plutarch's unique survival in the argument that animals are rational and sentient, and that we, as humans, must take notice of their interests. Exploring Plutarch……続きを見る