Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

How should I live?

Focusing primarily on Plato, Aristotle, and the Pyrrhonian skeptics, Fine discusses the following questions, among others: does Socrates, in the Apology, claim to know that he knows nothing?

When we are confronted with a work of art, what is its effect on us?

Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome is a book for all readers who want to know more about the literature that underpins Western civilization.

The Seventh Platonic Letter describes Plato's attempts to turn the ruler of Sicily, Dionysius II, into a philosopher ruler along the lines of the Republic.

In Levels of Argument, Dominic Scott compares the Republic and Nicomachean Ethics from a methodological perspective.

This volume presents thirteen original essays which explore both traditional and contemporary aspects of the metaphysics of relations.

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy.

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'All teaching and all intellectual learning come to be from pre-existing knowledge.

This volume studies the origin and evolution of philosophical interest in Aristotle's Categories.

This book is a response to the literary pleasures and scholarly problems of reading the texts of Apuleius, most famous for his novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass.

For all men are persuaded by considerations of where their interest lies.

For all men are persuaded by considerations of where their interest lies.

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy.

In this book Timothy Clarke examines Aristotle's response to Eleatic monism, the theory of Parmenides of Elea and his followers that reality is 'one'.

In this book Timothy Clarke examines Aristotle's response to Eleatic monism, the theory of Parmenides of Elea and his followers that reality is 'one'.

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields.

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields.

Plutarch's focus on the great leaders of the classical world, his anecdotal style, and his self-presentation as a good-natured friend and wise counsellor have appealed over the centuries to a wide audience, persons as diverse as Beethoven and Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare and Harry Truman.

Mark Eli Kalderon presents an original study in the philosophy of perception written in the medium of historiography.

Mark Eli Kalderon presents an original study in the philosophy of perception written in the medium of historiography.

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Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy.

Against Those in the Disciplines (Pros Mathematikous, also known by the abbreviated title M 1-6) deals with six specialized fields of study: grammar, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, astrology, and music.

Sextus Empiricus was the voice of ancient Greek skepticism for posterity.

Sextus Empiricus was the voice of ancient Greek skepticism for posterity.

This volume introduces readers to a selected number of core issues in metaphysics that have been central in the history of philosophy and remain foundational to contemporary debates, that is: substances; properties; modality and essence; causality; determinism and free will.

This volume introduces readers to a selected number of core issues in metaphysics that have been central in the history of philosophy and remain foundational to contemporary debates, that is: substances; properties; modality and essence; causality; determinism and free will.

Philosophies in several ancient traditions aimed to alleviate people's anxieties and improve their lives.

Philosophies in several ancient traditions aimed to alleviate people's anxieties and improve their lives.

Why does a wine glass break when you drop it, whereas a steel goblet does not?

Why does a wine glass break when you drop it, whereas a steel goblet does not?

Ancient philosophers considered question about laughter, humor, and comedy to be both philosophically interesting and important.

This book elucidates the poetics of Philodemus of Gadara, a first century BCE Epicurean philosopher and poet, whose On Poems survives in extensive fragments among the Herculaneum papyri.

This book elucidates the poetics of Philodemus of Gadara, a first century BCE Epicurean philosopher and poet, whose On Poems survives in extensive fragments among the Herculaneum papyri.

The Roman philosopher Seneca addressed himself to the question of how we ought to live in letters and treatises that have engaged the attention of readers from his own day to the present.

What are emotions?

This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very close friends, but which may also be extended to include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply.

This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very close friends, but which may also be extended to include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply.

Everyone wants to live a meaningful life.

Everyone wants to live a meaningful life.

Homer and the Poetics of Gesture is the first book of its kind to consider the epic formula in terms that are gestural as well as verbal.

Homer and the Poetics of Gesture is the first book of its kind to consider the epic formula in terms that are gestural as well as verbal.

Focusing on the period known as the Second Sophistic (an era roughly co-extensive with the second century AD), this Handbook serves the need for a broad and accessible overview.

Aristotle's theories of truth, practical reasoning, and action are some of the most influential theories in the history of philosophy.

Desiring the Good defends a novel and distinctive approach in ethics that is inspired by ancient philosophy.

Desiring the Good defends a novel and distinctive approach in ethics that is inspired by ancient philosophy.