Ancient Philosophy

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction
    By Christopher Shields, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Classics Christopher Shields

    It is large in comparison with a normal suburban bungalow, but rather small in comparison with Mount Everest. In its turn, Mount Everest is large in comparison with the statue of the Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square, but positively ...

  • Ancient Philosophy: The Fundamentals
    By Daniel W. Graham

    There is another interpretation of the earliest concepts of matter that sees matter as composed of powers or characters/powers (dunameis). See Heidel (1906); Cherniss (1935, 1951); Mourelatos (1973). This kind of theory comes up in ...

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
    By Julia Annas

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  • Ancient Philosophy: Textual Paths and Historical Explorations
    By Lorenzo Perilli, Daniela P. Taormina

    This book tries to rediscover the propulsive force that for over two millennia spread, and still lives in our system of thought.

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide
    By William J. Prior

    Organised into four themes - nature, reality, the soul and ethics - Ancient Philosophy: A Beginner’s Guide is a lively introduction to the great thinkers who still send our minds reeling today.

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction
    By Christopher John Shields

    In this re-titled and substantially revised update of his Classical Philosophy (2003), Christopher Shields expands his coverage to include the Hellenistic era, and now offers an introduction to more than 1,000 years of ancient philosophy.

  • Ancient Philosophy: The Fundamentals
    By Daniel W. Graham

    Clear and engaging, this book covers a representative selection of major ancient thinkers, movements, and schools of thought, including the Sophists and other significant Presocratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, the ...

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Textual and Historical Introduction
    By Lorenzo Perilli, Daniela P. Taormina

    The book provides contextualising introductions to the major periods allowing the seating of thought within its wider environment as well as using primary source material to help illuminate analysis.

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
    By Professor of Philosophy Julia Annas, Julia Annas, Julia

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

  • Ancient Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 1
    By Anthony Kenny

    Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world.

  • Ancient Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 1
    By Anthony Kenny

    Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world.

  • Ancient Philosophy
    By Forrest Baird

    To allow for all these changes, a section of Book V from Plato''s Republic has been dropped. Those who use this first volume in a one-term course in ancient philosophy will find more material here than can easily fit a normal semester.