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Epicurus, and his Roman disciple Lucretius, held that the primary cause of human unhappiness was an irrational fear of death. What is more, they believed that a clear understanding of the nature of ……続きを見る

Extrait : "L'AMI DE SOCRATE : D'où viens-tu, Socrate ? sans doute de la chasse, de la chasse à la beauté d'Alcibiade , A dire vrai, je l'ai vu il n'y a pas longtemps, et je trouve que c'est toujours……続きを見る

Extrait : "Pour faire comprendre l'état de la philosophie contemporaine, son mouvement, son progrès, il nous paraît utile de rappeler brièvement ses origines. La philosophie date de l'époque, bien r……続きを見る

Extrait : "Or il n'en est pas dans la nature de plus certain ni de plus évident que le mouvement sous toutes ses formes ; et voilà comment la Physique d'Aristote n'est au fond qu'une théorie du mouv……続きを見る

En este volumen se aborda la filosofía de Epicuro (341 - 270 a.C.), que constituye una revuelta contra los grandes maestros de su pasado: Demócrito, Platón y Aristóteles. Su pensamiento representa u……続きを見る

the philosophers in the West, none, perhaps, is better known by name and less familiar in actual content of his ideas than the medieval Muslim philosopher, physician, minister and naturalist Abu Ali……続きを見る

‘Jules Evans maakt de noodzaak van filosofie voelbaar: ze is een medicijn voor de ziel en voor het leven zelf.’– Stine Jensen Op de middelbare school gebruikte Jules Evans nogal wat partydrugs. Hij ……続きを見る

This book offers the first systematic reading of Plato’s Laches in Englishafter three decades of scholarly silence. It rekindles interest in this much-neglected dialogue by providing a fresh discuss……続きを見る

A comprehensive yet accessible survey of ancient philosophy, covering Greek, Roman, and early Judeo-Christian philosophy, ideal for introductory courses in the ancient roots of modern worldviews Par……続きを見る

* Incluye CD DE MÚSICA DE DESCARGA DIGITAL completo 8 (consulte la página de pistas de CD) Los dragones han jugado un papel en la historia del universo desde el principio. Los vemos salpicados de tr……続きを見る

Reclaiming the first century as common ground rather than the origin of deeply entrenched differences: liberating the past to speak to us in another way. Conventional readings of antiquity cast Athe……続きを見る

Andrew Lang was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. He was educated at ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Définition de la nature : elle est dans les êtres, le principe du mouvement et du repos. Des êtres naturels. L'existence de la nature est évidente ; il n'est pas nécessaire de la démontre……続きを見る

Since its inception, philosophy has struggled to perfect individual understanding through discussion and dialogue based in personal, poetic, or dramatic investigation. The positions of such philosop……続きを見る

Difficult philosophy made easy. The universe and our place in it, the meaning of life, the nature of justice and the good society, and the powers of reason. All these topics explored, questioned, an……続きを見る

In dem allgemeinen Denkmodus des antiken Platonismus (Platon und Plotin) und Kants wird das Sein der sinnlichen, in der Zeit existierenden Dinge apriorisch von dem als „zeitlos“ verstandenen Denken ……続きを見る

Art is the creative manifestation of essences. In order to understand the relation between art and reality, we need a philosophical guide. The best way to comprehend how the creative act of imaginin……続きを見る

This volume examines the discussion of the Chaldean Oracles in the work of Proclus, as well as offering a translation and commentary of Proclus’ Treatise On Chaldean Philosophy. Spanu assesses wheth……続きを見る

This novel, ground-breaking study aims to define Hesiod's place in early Greek intellectual history by exploring his conception of language and the ways in which it represents reality. Divided into ……続きを見る

This book examines the philosophies of nature of the early Greek thinkers and argues that a significant and thoroughgoing shift is required in our understanding of them. In contrast with the natural……続きを見る

This book examines the meaning and implications of the sociological maxim, ‘make the familiar strange’. Addressing the methodological questions of why and how sociologists should make the familiar s……続きを見る

With Ascent to the Beautiful, William H. F. Altman completes his five-volume reconstruction of the Reading Order of the Platonic dialogues. This book covers Plato’s elementary dialogues, grappling f……続きを見る

This Element defends an interpretation of Plato's Ion on which its primary concern is with audience reception of poetry. The dialogue countenances and rejects two models of poetic reception, the exp……続きを見る

El trayecto histórico-conceptual que proponen estas páginas pone de manifiesto que la ética, la retórica y el arte son conceptos claves para dar respuesta a la pregunta sobre cómo educar al ciudadan……続きを見る

Edwin Hartman offers an account of his intellectual journey from Aristotle to organization theory to business ethics to an Aristotelian approach to business ethics. Aristotle’s work in metaphysics a……続きを見る

Winner of the 2013 Symposium Book Award, presented by the Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy Modern interpreters of Plato's Socrates have generally taken the dialogues to be aimed……続きを見る

Plato was described as a boor and it was said that he never laughed out loud. Yet his dialogues abound with puns, jokes, and humor. Sonja Madeleine Tanner argues that in Plato's dialogues Socrates p……続きを見る

In this book, Clinton DeBevoise Corcoran examines the use of place in Plato's dialogues. Corcoran argues that spatial representations, such as walls, caves, and roads, as well as the creation of ete……続きを見る

Pitágoras y Platón, dotaron a la filosofía de las ideas esenciales que están en el origen de nuestra cultura, y sin las cuales ésta no existiría. Debemos considerar la filosofía antigua esencialment……続きを見る

Filosofias africanas é uma viagem ao pensamento africano pelos ganhadores do Prêmio Jabuti – Livro do ano. Num sentido amplo, o termo "filosofia" designa a busca do conhecimento iniciado quando os s……続きを見る