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Duik diep in een van de meest mysterieuze en onthullende geschriften uit de gnostieke traditie: Pistis Sophia. In dit uitzonderlijke werk vertaald door de theosoof G.R.S. Mead vinden we de geheime l……続きを見る

Herbert Marcuse called the preface to Hegel's Phenomenology "one of the greatest philosophical undertakings of all times." This summary of Hegel's system of philosophy is now available in English tr……続きを見る

In "Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D.", G. R. S. Mead offers a comprehensive examination of the enigmatic figure Apollonius of Tyana, a contemporary of Jesus Ch……続きを見る

Death and immortality played a central role in Greek and Roman thought, from Homer and early Greek philosophy to Marcus Aurelius. In this book A. G. Long explains the significance of death and immor……続きを見る

Originally published in 1932, and therefore inevitably of its time, this book discusses the place of the intellect as a guide to religious truth. The author's work brought principles from Quaker dec……続きを見る

Motivation in the Ancient Greek Ethos: Punishment, Shame, and Moral Guilt explores motivational techniques that were utilized in the Ancient Greek culture (from Archaic to Classical periods) to chan……続きを見る

An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks and Romans not only imagine what magic could do, but also u……続きを見る

Revisados y actualizados, disponen de un índice de contenidos al inicio del libro que permite acceder a cada tíltulo de forma fácil y directa. Frankenstein; o El Moderno Prometeo por Mary Shelley ……続きを見る

Aristotle is a rarity in the history of philosophy and science - he is a towering figure in the history of both disciplines. Moreover, he devoted a great deal of philosophical attention to the natur……続きを見る

The present book is the English version of a monograph 'Die aristotelische Syllogistik', which first appeared ten years ago in the series of Abhand 1 lungen edited by the Academy of Sciences in Gott……続きを見る

The book offers the first comprehensive account of the debate on true courage as it was raging in ancient Greece, from the times when the immensely influential Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyss……続きを見る

In "Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D.," G. R. S. Mead embarks on a profound exploration of the life and teachings of Apollonius, seeking to illuminate the philo……続きを見る

Beginning with a long and extensively rewritten introduction surveying the predecessors of the Presocratics, this book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century BC ……続きを見る

From the 90 or so articles he has published in the last two decades Professor Lloyd has chosen fifteen of the most important and influential to be reprinted in this collection. They tackle a wide ra……続きを見る

This seminal work provides a revelatory reframing of the history of philosophy, with significant cultural implications. In this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Gree……続きを見る

Marcus Aurelius var kejser af Rom og dermed en af den tids mest magtfulde mennesker. Men han var også en flittig studerende, der uddannede sig inden for filosofi. "Tanker til sig selv" er et udvalg ……続きを見る

For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness……続きを見る

At opposite ends of over two millenia Hegel and Aristotle, virtually alone of the great European thinkers, consciously attempted to criticize and develop the thought of their predecessors into syste……続きを見る

Western philosophy and science are responsible for constructing some powerful tools of investigation, aiming at discovering the truth, delivering robust explanations, verifying conjectures, showing ……続きを見る

The original title of this beautiful Gnostic Poem has been lost, and it is now generally referred to as The Hymn of the Soul. Preuschen, however, calls it The Song of Deliverance (Das Lied von der E……続きを見る

A fascinating read from G. R. S. Mead, this book is one of the best about Gnosticism. Even though this was written before the Nag Hammadi discoveries, it explains a great deal about what we knew abo……続きを見る

Cicero's On the Commonwealth and On the Laws were his first and most substantial attempts to adapt Greek theories of political life to the circumstances of the Roman Republic. They represent Cicero'……続きを見る

Tiirukkural - English Translation and Commentary by G.U.pope Pages - 293 George Uglow Pope (24 April 1820–11 February 1908) or G.U. Pope was a Anglican Christian missionary and Tamil scholar who spe……続きを見る

First published in 1925, this thoughtful volume constitutes an excellent English introduction to one of the great ancient historians. Originating from its author’s re-reading of Thucydides during Wo……続きを見る

From the earliest centuries of the church, asceticism and the contemplative life have been profoundly important aspects of western Christianity. And in assessing the glories of western civilization,……続きを見る

This book challenges the common assumption that the predominant focus of the history of science should be the achievements of Western scientists since the so-called Scientific Revolution. The concep……続きを見る

Chesterton has been called the Prince of Paradox. His works include journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, fantasy and detective stories. Chesterton wrote this work in 1912. Although his style i……続きを見る

Is rationality a well-defined human universal such that ideas and behaviour can everywhere be judged by a single set of criteria? Or are the rational and the irrational simply cultural constructs? T……続きを見る

`My present intention is to clear myself of any suspicion of partiality by presenting the views of the generality of philosophers concerning the nature of the gods.' Cicero's philosophical works are……続きを見る

This book helps understand Plato’s writings by describing the circumstances in which they were produced. The author begins with an account of Plato’s life and development and a brief analysis of som……続きを見る