Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

Varieties of Happiness critically examines the widespread belief that Greek ethics is a distinctive type of ethical theory labeled "e;eudaimonist.

Decoding the Tragic in Aristotle posits that a specific form of involuntary action lies at the heart of Aristotle's conception of the tragic-a point that remains unexplained in the Poetics.

Decoding the Tragic in Aristotle posits that a specific form of involuntary action lies at the heart of Aristotle's conception of the tragic-a point that remains unexplained in the Poetics.

What is luck?

Ethics for Rational Animals brings to light a novel account of akrasia, practical wisdom, and character virtue through an original and comprehensive study of the moral psychology at the basis of Aristotle's ethics.

Ethics for Rational Animals brings to light a novel account of akrasia, practical wisdom, and character virtue through an original and comprehensive study of the moral psychology at the basis of Aristotle's ethics.

Aristotle's ethical writings are among the most influential in the history of Western thought.

Aristotle's ethical writings are among the most influential in the history of Western thought.

Despite recent developments in the history of emotions and in comparative studies, sustained cross-cultural comparative studies of the emotions remain few and far between.

The Scientific Sublime in Imperial Rome charts the role of the sublime in first-century debates about how and why we investigate the natural world.

Body and Soul: Essays on Aristotle's Hylomorphism is one of three volumes collecting previously published essays by Jennifer Whiting.

Body and Soul: Essays on Aristotle's Hylomorphism is one of three volumes collecting previously published essays by Jennifer Whiting.

Living Together: Essays on Aristotle's Ethics is one of three volumes collecting previously published essays by Jennifer Whiting.

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

Several decades of scholarship have demonstrated that Roman thinkers developed in new and stimulating directions the systems of thought they inherited from the Greeks, and that, taken together, they offer many perspectives that are of philosophical interest in their own right.

The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE.

The Derveni papyrus is a multi-layered and intricate philosophical and religious treatise written in Greek, probably just before 400 BCE.

Several decades of scholarship have demonstrated that Roman thinkers developed in new and stimulating directions the systems of thought they inherited from the Greeks, and that, taken together, they offer many perspectives that are of philosophical interest in their own right.

¿Qué significa vivir una vida verdaderamente buena?

In the decades following the conquests of Alexander the Great, two major new schools of philosophy--the Epicureans and the Stoics--came to prominence in Athens, promoting starkly different worldviews and ways of life.

Vatsyayana's Commentary on the Nyaya-sutra is one of classical India's most important philosophical works.

Vatsyayana's Commentary on the Nyaya-sutra is one of classical India's most important philosophical works.

This volume of newly commissioned essays marks a collaborative effort among scholars of ancient Greece and early China to investigate discourses of emotions in ancient philosophy, medicine, and literature from c.

The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE.

The Derveni papyrus is a multi-layered and intricate philosophical and religious treatise written in Greek, probably just before 400 BCE.

No author in the English canon seems more deserving of the epithet sublime than John Milton.

'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGEAn enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeologyTwo strangers meet in a trapped elevator.

No author in the English canon seems more deserving of the epithet sublime than John Milton.

The Scientific Sublime in Imperial Rome charts the role of the sublime in first-century debates about how and why we investigate the natural world.

Despite recent developments in the history of emotions and in comparative studies, sustained cross-cultural comparative studies of the emotions remain few and far between.

Robert Campbell Roberts here offers an introduction to virtue ethics, suitable for students, that covers the topic along multiple dimensions--a historical and conceptual survey, a proposal for a new virtue ethics drawing on ancient practices, and a case study in support of that proposal.

In the decades following the conquests of Alexander the Great, two major new schools of philosophy--the Epicureans and the Stoics--came to prominence in Athens, promoting starkly different worldviews and ways of life.

After 25 centuries, Aristotle's influence on our society's moral thinking remains profound even when subterranean.

Leading figures in ancient philosophy present eighteen original papers on three key themes in the work of Richard Sorabji.

Jaap Mansfeld and Frans de Haas bring together in this volume a distinguished international team of ancient philosophers, presenting a systematic, chapter-by-chapter study of one of the key texts in Aristotle's science and metaphysics: the first book of On Generation and Corruption.

After 25 centuries, Aristotle's influence on our society's moral thinking remains profound even when subterranean.

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The Heirs of Plato is the first book exclusively devoted to an in-depth study of the various directions in philosophy taken by Plato's followers in the first seventy years or so following his death in 347 BC.

Robert Campbell Roberts here offers an introduction to virtue ethics, suitable for students, that covers the topic along multiple dimensions--a historical and conceptual survey, a proposal for a new virtue ethics drawing on ancient practices, and a case study in support of that proposal.

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

Philosophical optimists maintain that the world is optimally arranged and is accordingly valuable, and that the existence of human beings is preferable to their nonexistence.

Philosophical optimists maintain that the world is optimally arranged and is accordingly valuable, and that the existence of human beings is preferable to their nonexistence.

Aristotle's remarks about the differences between the sexes have become infamous for their implications for the social status of women.

Aristotle's remarks about the differences between the sexes have become infamous for their implications for the social status of women.

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If we all want happiness and pleasure so much, then why are we so bad at getting it?

If we all want happiness and pleasure so much, then why are we so bad at getting it?

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

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