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Ancient Philosophy : Essential Readings with Commentary

by: Smith, N. Allhoff, F. Vaidya, A.J.

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Category: Philosophy
Code: 6310
ISBN-13: 9781405135634 / 978-1-4051-3563-4
ISBN-10: 1405135638 / 1-4051-3563-8
Publisher: Blackwell
Publication Date: 2008
Publication Place: Oxford
Binding: Paper
Pages: 445
Book Condition: New

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Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid.
Focuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists
Brings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others
Is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison
The readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments.
List of Sources.

Chronology.

Map 1 The Greek World (6th–5th centuries BCE).

Map 2 The Hellenistic Period (323–31 BCE).

Map 3 The Late Roman Empire.

General Introduction.

I: The Presocratics and Sophists:.

1. The Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes.

2. Xenophanes of Colophon, Heracleitus of Ephesus, and Pythagoras of Samos.

3. The Eleatics: Parmenides, and Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos.

4. The Pluralists: Empedocles of Acragas and Anaxagoras of Clazomenae.

5. The Atomists: Leucippus of Elea (or Miletus) and Democritus of Abdera.

6. The Sophists: Protagoras of Abdera, Gorgias of Leontini, and Antiphon.

II: Xenophon:.

Introduction.

7. Memorabilia.

III: Plato:.

Introduction.

8. Euthyphro.

9. Apology.

10. Crito.

11. Meno.

12. Phaedo.

13. Symposium.

14. Republic.

15. Parmenides.

16. Timaeus.

IV: Aristotle:.

Introduction.

17. Categories.

18. On Interpretation.

19. Physics.

20. On the Soul.

21. Metaphysics.

22. Nicomachean Ethics.

23. Politics.

V: Diogenes the Cynic:.

Introduction.

24. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Diogenes.

VI: Epicurus and Epicureanism:.

Introduction.

25. Epicurus, Letter to Herodotus; Letter to Menoeceus; Principle Doctrines.

26. Lucretius, On the Nature of Things.

VII: Stoics and Stoicism:.

Introduction.

27. Diogenes Laertius on Stoicism.

28. Epictetus, Manual.

VIII: Skeptics and Skepticism:.

Introduction.

29. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Pyrrho.

30. Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism.

31. Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors.

IX: Neoplatonism:.

Introduction.

32. Plotinus, Enneads.

33. Proclus, On Evil.

Bibliography.

Recommended Further Reading (English-Language Sources).

Index
 
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