Doing Greek Philosophy

Author : Robert Wardy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134459162

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Doing Greek Philosophy by Robert Wardy Pdf

This lively and original guidebook offers an invitation to the study of Greek philosophy and signposts to lead the student deeper. The reader is drawn in to the questions the philosophers posed. Doing Greek Philosophy conveys a vital sense of the dynamism and continuity in the Greek philosophical tradition, and shows how interaction between the philosophers creates and sustains that tradition. It concentrates on a set of interrelated concepts and problems – contradiction, relativism, refutation and consistency – which appear in the tradition, and show how philosophers dealt with them. The author considers not just what the philosophers were doing, but also what they thought they were doing. The goal is not simply to inform readers about Greek philosophy, but also to equip them with an intellectual toolkit, and to encourage them to use it. The reader will come away from this book with a set of good questions and the means to probe them further. Accessibly written, the book will appeal to philosophers at every level, and its concision will make it the ideal starting point for the beginner in philosophy.

Author : Rosemary Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317492474

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Introducing Greek Philosophy by Rosemary Wright Pdf

Aimed at students of classics and of philosophy who would like a taste of the subject before being committed to a full course and at those who have already started and need to find their bearings in what may seem at first a complex maze of names and schools, "Introducing Greek Philosophy" is a concise, lively, philosophically aware introduction to ancient Greek philosophy. The book begins with the Milesians in Asia Minor before moving over to the developments in the western Greek world, then focusing on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Athens, finishing with the Hellenistic schools and their arrival in Rome, where the main ideas are set out in the Latin poetry of Lucretius and the prose of Cicero.The book eschews the method of most histories of ancient philosophy of addressing one thinker after another through the centuries. Instead, after a basic mapping of the territory, it takes the great themes that the Greeks were engaged in from the earliest times, and looks at them individually, their development in argument and counter-argument, from the beginnings of recorded Greek history, through the various upheavals of tyrannies, democracies, oligarchies and kingships, to their introduction into Rome in the first century BC.

Author : Editors of Canterbury Classics
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684125616

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Ancient Greek Philosophers by Editors of Canterbury Classics Pdf

"Philosophy begins in wonder." --Plato Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of Ancient Greece? This collection of thoughts from Plato, Aristotle, and other masters of philosophy will lead your mind on a journey of enlightened exploration into ethics, morality, law, medicine, and more. With an introduction by a distinguished scholar of classic literature, this Canterbury Classics volume is sure to be a favorite keepsake edition.

Author : W.K.C. Guthrie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135196226

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The Greek Philosophers by W.K.C. Guthrie Pdf

W.K.C. Guthrie has written a survey of the great age of Greek philosophy - from Thales to Aristotle - which combines comprehensiveness with brevity. Without pre-supposing a knowledge of Greek or the Classics, he sets out to explain the ideas of Plato and Aristotle in the light of their predecessors rather than their successors, and to describe the characteristic features of the Greek way of thinking and outlook on the world. Thus The Greek Philosophers provides excellent background material for the general reader - as well as providing a firm basis for specialist studies.

Author : S. Marc Cohen,Patricia Curd,C. D. C. Reeve
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624665349

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Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy by S. Marc Cohen,Patricia Curd,C. D. C. Reeve Pdf

Soon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become "the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy."* More than twenty years later that prediction has been borne out: Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy still stands as the leading anthology of its kind. It is now stronger than ever: The Fifth Edition of Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy features a completely revised Aristotle unit, with new translations, as well as a newly revised glossary. The Plato unit offers new translations of the Meno and Republic. In the latter, indirect dialogue is cast into direct dialogue for greater readability. The Presocratics unit has been re-edited and streamlined, and the pages of every unit have been completely reset. * APA Newsletter for Teaching Philosophy

Author : S. Marc Cohen,Patricia Curd,C. D. C. Reeve
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1603844627

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Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy by S. Marc Cohen,Patricia Curd,C. D. C. Reeve Pdf

Soon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy. Nothing on the market touches it for comprehensiveness, accuracy, and readability.* (*APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy). Fifteen years on, that prediction has been borne out, and the volume's preeminence as the leading anthology for the teaching of ancient philosophy still stands. The Fourth Edition features a completely revamped and expanded unit on the Presocratics and Sophists that draws on the wealth of new scholarship published on these fascinating thinkers over the past decade or more. At the core of this unit, as ever, are the fragments themselves--but now in thoroughly revised and, in some cases, new translations by Richard McKirahan and Patricia Curd, among them those of the recently published Derveni Papyrus.

Author : Reginald E. Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1991-10-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780029004951

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Greek Philosophy by Reginald E. Allen Pdf

Widely praised for its accessibility and its concentration on the metaphysical issues that are most central to the history of Greek philosophy, this book offers a valuable introduction to the works of the Presocratics, Plato, and Aristotle.

Author : Nikolaos Bakalis
Publisher : Trafford on Demand Pub
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781412048439

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Handbook of Greek Philosophy by Nikolaos Bakalis Pdf

Handbook of Greek Philosophy is a real guide for anyone who wants to know about Ancient Greek philosophy, but he does not know how to start. Since there are thousands of writings about it, the one who is eager to be informed of Greek philosophy, is all at sea. With the present study one can be gradually initiated into the main principles of the great philosophers, whose thought is the basis of the modern philosophical thought. Due to chronological presentation of the fifteen Greek philosophical schools, the reader can gradually get to the understanding of the philosophical terms and concepts, beginning with the simple (of Thales, Anaximander etc..) and proceeding to the most complex ones (Plato, Aristotle etc..). The original fragments, which have been carefully selected out of thousands, along with their thorough analysis, can enable the reader to fathom the reasoning of the Greek thinkers, and acquire a deep comprehension of their Gnoseology (Epistemology), Ontology and Ethics. With this substantial work of scholarship, both the student and the teacher of philosophy alike can find useful concepts, ideas and quotations, so as to broaden their knowledge and views of philosophy. Apart from that, this essay can help them to make a further inquiry concerning Ontology and Ethics of Greek Philosophy.

Author : William Dameron Guthrie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A History of Greek Philosophy by William Dameron Guthrie Pdf

Author : Patricia F. O'Grady
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351918404

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Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece by Patricia F. O'Grady Pdf

Ancient Greece was the cradle of philosophy in the Western tradition. Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece brings the thoughts and lives of the pioneers of Western philosophy down from their sometimes remote heights and introduces them to a modern audience. Comprising seventy essays, written by internationally distinguished scholars in a lively and accessible style, this book presents the values, ideas, wisdom and arguments of the most significant thinkers from the world of ancient Greece. Commencing with Thales of Miletus and continuing to the end of the Ancient Period of philosophy by way of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes, Epictetus this book explores the major contributions of each philosopher as well as looking at archaeological and historical sites where they lived, worked and thought. This book is an outstanding introduction to the world of the philosophers of Ancient Greece.

Author : Dr Adam Drozdek
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781409477570

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Greek Philosophers as Theologians by Dr Adam Drozdek Pdf

Concepts of God presented by Greek philosophers were significantly different from the image of the divine of popular religion and indicate a fairly sophisticated theological reflection from the very inception of Greek philosophy. This book presents a comprehensive history of theological thought of Greek philosophers from the Presocratics to the early Hellenistic period. Concentrating on views concerning the attributes of God and their impact on eschatological and ethical thought, Drozdek explains that theology was of paramount importance for all Greek philosophers even in the absence of purely theological or religious language.

Author : W. T. Stace
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781775418566

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A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by W. T. Stace Pdf

Virtually every aspect of the modern Western worldview has its roots in the remarkably diverse body of philosophy that emerged from a small patch of land in the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. This volume offers an overview of the highlights of ancient Greek philosophy, as well as an historical account of the lives of many of the scholars and thinkers who helped shaped it.

Author : David Charles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199564453

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Definition in Greek Philosophy by David Charles Pdf

David Charles presents fourteen new essays by leading experts on the topic of definition in Greek philosophers from Socrates to Plotinus. It is the first book on the topic for many years and it aims to reawaken interest in this fundamental, but surprisingly neglected, area of ancient philosophy.

Author : Jon Mikalson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199577835

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Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy by Jon Mikalson Pdf

A study of how Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek philosophers described, interpreted, criticized, and utilized the components and concepts of the religion of the people of their time. These include practices such as sacrifice, prayer, dedications, and divination, and the governing concepts of piety and impiety.

Author : David Wolfsdorf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521761307

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Pleasure in Ancient Greek Philosophy by David Wolfsdorf Pdf

An examination of ancient Greek philosophical conceptions of pleasure, which is the first book to compare them to contemporary conceptions.