Books written by Julia Annas

Truth and Faith in Ethics

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Platonic Ethics, Old and New

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The Modes of Scepticism: Ancient Texts and Modern Interpretations

Although the Hellenistic classic has had an enormous impact on Western thought when rediscovered in the sixteenth century, it has remained neglected in recent times.
The Modes of Scepticism: Ancient Texts and Modern Interpretations

Despite their importance, the Modes have been little discussed in recent times. This book translates the texts and supplies them with a discursive commentary, concentrating on philosophical issues but also including historical material.
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

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Developing the Virtues: Integrating Perspectives

What are the tensions, impediments and prospects for an integrative field of virtue study? Rather than centering on each discipline, the essays in this volume are organized around themes and engage each other in a broader dialogue.
Intelligent Virtue

Intelligent Virtue presents a distinctive new account of virtue and happiness as central ethical ideas.
Plato: A Very Short Introduction

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
Truth and Faith in Ethics

The book brings together ethicists from a variety of traditions interested in moral truth and its relation to religious faith. A key theme is interaction between major Catholic thinkers with philosophers from non-religious traditions.
Cicero's De Finibus: Philosophical Approaches

This book opens up Cicero's work philosophically, taking us deeper into ancient ethical debates and into Cicero's own sceptical stance.
Voices of Ancient Philosophy: An Introductory Reader

Featuring a topical--as opposed to chronological--organization, this text introduces students to the wide range of approaches and traditions in ancient philosophy.
The Morality of Happiness

The book examines the major traditions of ancient ethical theory, showing that they share a common theoretical structure.
Plato: A Very Short Introduction

This introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It includes a brief account of Plato's life.
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Presents fundamental philosophical questions as posed by ancient philosophers, comparing and contrasting modern differences in approach and perspective.
Virtue and Law in Plato and Beyond

Julia Annas presents a study of Plato's account of the relation of virtue to law: how it developed from the Republic to the Laws, and how his ideas were taken up by Cicero and by Philo of Alexandria.
Voices of Ancient Philosophy: An Introductory Reader

This topically organized collection is intended as an introduction to the many varied voices of ancient philosophy that involves the reader directly in the issues.
Developing the Virtues: Integrating Perspectives

Ancestral landscapes in human evolution: Culture, childrearing and social wellbeing. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Narvaez, D., L. Wang, A. Cheng, T. Gleason, & J. B. Lefever. “The importance of touch for early moral ...
Virtue and Law in Plato and Beyond

Julia Annas presents a study of Plato's account of the relation of virtue to law: how it developed from the Republic to the Laws, and how his ideas were taken up by Cicero and by Philo of Alexandria.
Plato

"Julia Annas provides an incisive exploration of the many-sided and elusive genius whose wide-ranging, bold, and influential ideas continue to challenge, provoke, and inspire us today"--Page 4 of cover.
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy: Volume VI

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is an annual publication which includes original articles, some of substantial length, on a wide range of topics in ancient philosophy, and review articles of major books.