Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity, and its influence can be seen in certain assumptions often made about the soul: that, for example, if it does exist, it is separable from the body, free, immortal, and potentially pure.

This book provides a study of regret (metameleia) in the moral psychology of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics.

Sten Ebbesen has contributed many works in the field of ancient and medieval philosophy over many decades of dedicated research.

Various emerging technologies, from social robotics to social media, appeal to our desire for social interactions, while avoiding some of the risks and costs of face-to-face human interaction.

This scholarly volume proposes protreptic as a radically new way of reading Plato's dialogues leading to enhanced student engagement in learning and inquiry.

Facing censorship and being confined to the fringes of the political debate of his time, Thomas Hobbes turned his attention to translating Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey from Greek into English.

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.

This study looks at how the seventeenth-century philosopher Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi, known as Mulla Sadra, attempted to reconcile the three major forms of knowledge in Islamic philosophical discourses: revelation (Qur'an), demonstration (burhan), and gnosis or intuitive knowledge ('irfan).

Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic loveSince it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an unusually broad audience, including classicists, essayists, poets, and general readers.

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

This book analyses some of the seminal texts of the Chinese tradition in light of the embodied tradition: the Analects of Confucius, the Zhuangzi, and the Treatise on Music.

The story of Sosipatra of Pergamum (4th century C.

The Concept of History reflects on the presuppositions behind the contemporary understanding of history that often remain implicit and not spelled out.

Aristotle's Topics is a handbook for dialectic, i.

This is the first book written by Chinese scholars with more accurate interpretation of Master Xun's philosophy and quoted texts from other Chinese classics.

In this book, Paul Stern provides a full-length treatment of the political character of Plato''s Theaetetus.

Remastering Morals provides a book-length scholarly comparison of the ethics of Aristotle and Confucius.

A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever writtenIn a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever.

After centuries of neglect there is renewed interest in the life and works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca (or Seneca the Younger, c 4 BCE-65 CE).

Like us, the ancient Greeks and Romans came to know and understand the world through their senses.

Combining literary and philosophical analysis, this study defends an utterly innovative reading of the early history of poetics.

Focusing on philosophical method in Augustine''s early dialogues, explains their pedagogical program and its relevance to current debates.

An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and warWhy do nations go to war?

This highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of The Republic along with a synoptic table of contents, a prefatory essay, and an appendix on The Spindle of Necessity by the translator and editor, Raymond Larson.

This book elaborates a moral realism of phenomenological inspiration by introducing the idea that moral experience, primordially, constitutes a perceptual grasp of actions and of their solid traces in the world.

Gregory Vlastos (1907-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most influential scholars of ancient philosophy.

Plato's dialogue The Statesman has often been found structurally puzzling by commentators because of its apparent diffuseness and disjointed transitions.

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the origin and development of the concept of physical continuity in ancient thought before Aristotle, combining a thorough study of Presocratic philosophy with Aristotle's perspective.

For Socrates, philosophy, was the study of how to lead one's life, and for Wittgenstein, `philosophy leaves everything as it is.

This book offers an innovative analytic account of Cicero's treatment of key political ideas: liberty and equality, government, law, cosmopolitanism and imperialism, republican virtues, and ethical decision-making in politics.

Published in 1987: The following essays form, as their title-page shows, only the first half of a collection which the writer hopes to complete in the course of a few months.

The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race.

This book provides a fresh and comprehensive account of the most frequently read work of Greek philosophy.

What kind of literature is the Talmud?

First published in 1981 this unique study discusses the evolution of Plato's thought through the actual developments in Athenian democracy, the book also demonstrates Plato's continuing responses to changes in political theory and argues for a new understanding of Plato's goals for the state and his ultimate concern for the moral well-being of the citizens.

A comprehensive overview of rhetorical practice and theory in Graeco-Roman antiquity, from Homer to early Christianity.

What are emotions?

This new edition introduces the reader to the philosophy of early Christianity in the second to fourth centuries AD, and contextualizes the philosophical contributions of early Christians in the framework of the ancient philosophical debates.

Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of scholê is usually translated as 'leisure', there is a vast difference between the two.

Philosophie, wie wir sie heute verstehen, wurde durch Aristoteles begründet.

Plato's philosophical dialogues can be seen as his creation of a new genre.

A study of problems, all revolving around the subject of intellect in the philosophies of Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, this book starts by reviewing discussions in Greek and early Arabic philosophy which served as the background for the three Arabic thinkers.

Including both traditional and underrepresented accounts and geographies of soul, body, gender, and sexuality in late antique history, philosophy, and theology, this volume offers substantial re-readings of these and related concepts through theories of dis/embodiment.

In the second half of book 1 of the Prior Analytics, Aristotle reflects on the application of the formalized logic he has developed in the first half, focusing particularly on the non-modal or assertoric syllogistic developed in the first seven chapters.