Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

Aristotle's
Metaphysics is an extremely rich and important philosophical work that
continues to inspire reflection and debate.

The ancient philosophy of stoicism has been a crucial and formative influence on the development of Western thought since its inception through to the present day.

Ovid has long been celebrated for the versatility of his poetic imagination, the diversity of his generic experimentation throughout his long career, and his intimate engagement with the Greco-Roman literary tradition that precedes him; but what of his engagement with the philosophical tradition?

Selfhood and the Soul is a collection of new and original essays in honour of Christopher Gill, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.

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.

More than 2,400 years after his death, Socrates remains an iconic but controversial figure.

This book offers a new account of Aristotle's practical philosophy.

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness (eudaimonia), is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods.

Book 2 of the Physics is arguably the best introduction to Aristotle's ideas, as well as being the most interesting and representative book in the whole of his corpus.

Does a flourishing life involve pursuing passionate attachments?

Nemesius of Emesa's On Human Nature (De Natura Hominis) is the first Christian anthropology.

Identifies philosophy as a way of life in Augustine''s early writings and his ability to blend literary and philosophical themes.

Introduces readers to the history of necessity and possibility, two modal concepts which play a key role in philosophy.

Drawing on evidence from a wide range of classical Chinese texts, this book argues that xingershangxue, the study of "e;beyond form"e;, constitutes the core argument and intellectual foundation of Daoist philosophy.

This book tackles the problematic relationship between Platonic philosophy and Romantic poetry, between the intellect and the emotions.

A delicious feast of ancient Greek and Roman writings on living well by eating well Today, we're stuffed with dietary recommendations from every direction.

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

Sense perception is one of the classical themes in philosophy.

This innovative new reading of Aristotle''s De Anima sheds new light on a most important and difficult ancient philosophical text.

The Hellenistic period was a rich and exciting time for philosophy.

Plotinus on Number studies the fundamental role which number plays in the architecture of the universe in Neoplatonic philosophy.

By bringing together influential critics of neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics and some of the strongest defenders of an Aristotelian approach, this collection provides a fresh assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Aristotelian virtue ethics and its contemporary interpretations.

This highly anticipated anthology, compiled by noted author and scholar Steven Cahn, presents the seven major works central to any introductory philosophy course in their entirety.

This book examines the fundamental importance of Eros in Plato''s writing, arguing that he sees the world as erotic from cosmic origins to human death.

This unusual book explores the transformative power of liminal experiences in ancient Greek texts, psychoanalytic theory, and the author's own life, to demonstrate how a contemporary understanding of ancient thought can illuminate modern psychoanalytic theory and practice especially as it relates to trauma, grief, and the development of psyche.

Why can't we think straight about the big issues that face our society?

Mou Zongsan (1909-1995), one of the representatives of Modern Confucianism, belongs to the most important Chinese philosophers of the twentieth century.

Frisbee Sheffield argues that the Symposium has been unduly marginalized by philosophers.

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, is one of the most significant works of moral philosophy ever written.

Ian Crombie's impressive volumes provide a comprehensive interpretation of Plato's doctrines.

First Published in 1999.

Recent archaeological discoveries, coupled with long-lost but now available epigraphical evidence, and a more expansive view of literary sources, provide new and dramatic evidence of the emergence of rhetoric in ancient Greece.

In Greek Scepticism Leo Groarke presents a more sympathetic and accurate account of Greek scepticism and its relevance to modern and contemporary thought.

This monograph revisits one of the most debated aspects of Dionysian scholarship: the enigma of its authorship.

Expanding the impact of Gilles Deleuze and F lix Guattari's philosophy to the disciplines of Christian Origins and Christian theology, this original study makes the case for understanding early Christianity through such Deleuzioguattarian concepts as the 'rhizome', the 'machine', the 'body without organs' and the 'multiplicity', using the theoretical tool of schizoanalysis to do so.

One of the most important developments in modern moral philosophy is the resurgence of interest in the virtues.

Socrates, the largely enigmatic Greek thinker, is universally considered to have laid the foundations of western philosophy.

Presents a new translation with commentary exploring the final book of Aristotle''s Ethics in a philosophically rigorous yet interpretatively open way.

A new and lively translation of two Platonic dialogues widely read and discussed by philosophers, with introduction and notes.

This book brings together sixteen studies by internationally renowned scholars on the origins and early development of the Latin and Syriac biblical and philosophical commentary traditions.

The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals.

The Hellenistic period was a rich and exciting time for philosophy.

The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance.

Antonio Gramsci and the Ancient World explores the relationship between the work of the Italian Marxist thinker Antonio Gramsci and the study of classical antiquity.

Applies Aristotle''s argument - that citizenship is like friendship - to the liberal and democratic societies of the present day.

How did writers understand the soul in late seventeenth-century England?

Weinstein argues that Plato''s ''fighting spirit'' in the Republic plays an essential role in rational agency.