Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy
Published on 21. January 2008
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352 pages
978-0-470-75665-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final developments in late antiquity. * Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the pre-Socratics to late antiquity. * Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers. * Covers the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism, academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo-Platonists. * Features an index and a comprehensive bibliography of both primary and secondary works.
Reviews / Votes
"Beginners will find in these essays clear and helpful accounts of some of the main philosophical issues raised by the Greek philosophers. The essays display the scope and variety of Greek philosophy, from the beginnings to later Platonism, and its permanent philosophical significance." Terence Irwin, Cornell UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-75665-2 (9780470756652)
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Christopher Shields
The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy
E-Book
05/2008
Wiley-Blackwell
€75.95
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Person
Christopher Shields is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is author of Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle (1999).
Content
Notes on Contributors. Editor's Introduction. Part I: Philosophy Before Socrates: Introduction. 1. Presocratic Philosophy.(Richard McKirahan). 2. The Sophists. (John Gibert). Part II: Socrates: Introduction. 3. Socrates: (Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith). Part III: Plato: Introduction. 4. Plato: Metaphysics.(Daniel Devereux). 5. Plato: Epistemology.(Nicholas White). 6. Plato: Ethics. (Gerisimos Santas). 7. Plato: Psychology. (Allan Silverman). Part IV: Aristotle: Introduction. 8. Aristotle: Epistemology and Methodology. (Robert Bolton). 9. Aristotle: Metaphysics. (Michael Loux). 10. Aristotle: Ethics and Politics. (Fred D. Miller, Jr.). 11. Aristotle: Psychology. (Gareth Matthews). Part V: Hellenistic Philosophy: Introduction. 12. Epicureanism. (David Konstan). 13. Stoicism. (Phillip Mitsis). 14. Academics and Pyrrhonists. (R. J. Hankinson). Part VI: Late Abtique Philosophy: Introduction. 15. Neoplatonism. (Lloyd P. Gerson). Bibliography. Index.