Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

This book rehabilitates Cicero''s reputation as an important political thinker by providing a fresh interpretation of his central works of political philosophy.

The first comprehensive study of theōroi - sacred delegates sent by Greek city-states to represent them at common sanctuaries.

A new and accessible translation of Plato''s Symposium with a substantial introduction.

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

Essays from a diverse group of experts providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher.

These essays demonstrate the contemporary vitality of existential thought, engaging critically with the main concepts and figures of existentialism.

Fourteen specially-commissioned essays discuss Plato''s views about knowledge, reality, mathematics, politics, ethics, love, poetry, and religion.

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

Essays from a diverse group of experts providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher.

These essays demonstrate the contemporary vitality of existential thought, engaging critically with the main concepts and figures of existentialism.

These six diverse and difficult dialogues are seen together as aspects of Plato''s project of reformulating his theory of Forms.

This volume provides an overview of political problems as Aristotle conceived of them his Politics.

These six diverse and difficult dialogues are seen together as aspects of Plato''s project of reformulating his theory of Forms.

This volume provides an overview of political problems as Aristotle conceived of them his Politics.

A collection of essays bringing diverse approaches to Plato into conversation in the spirit of its honorand, Christopher Rowe.

Seven essays provide new and detailed explorations of the complex relationship between Plato and the Greek and Roman Stoic traditions.

A collection of essays bringing diverse approaches to Plato into conversation in the spirit of its honorand, Christopher Rowe.

In this 1988 book, Professor Lear introduces Aristotle''s philosophy and guides us through the central Aristotelian texts.

Examines Porphyry of Tyre''s critical engagement with Hellenism in late antiquity, emphasizing philosophical translation as the key to his thought.

This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought.

A new critical edition of Diogenes Laertius'' Lives of Eminent Philosophers, a unique and profoundly influential work.

Examines Porphyry of Tyre''s critical engagement with Hellenism in late antiquity, emphasizing philosophical translation as the key to his thought.

This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought.

A new critical edition of Diogenes Laertius'' Lives of Eminent Philosophers, a unique and profoundly influential work.

This book provides insights into the symposion''s importance in Greek culture by tracing the discursive power of its representations.

This book provides insights into the symposion''s importance in Greek culture by tracing the discursive power of its representations.

This book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century BC to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides.

This book explores how politeia (constitution) structures both political and extra-political relations throughout the entire range of Greek and Roman thought.

This volume provides a clear, rigorous translation of one of the most important works of Platonic philosophy from late antiquity.

This book explores how politeia (constitution) structures both political and extra-political relations throughout the entire range of Greek and Roman thought.

This volume provides a clear, rigorous translation of one of the most important works of Platonic philosophy from late antiquity.

An accessible 2001 translation of Cicero''s important work on ethics.

This volume illuminates an underexplored aspect of Plato''s Laws: its uniquely rich discussion of cultural matters.

This volume illuminates an underexplored aspect of Plato''s Laws: its uniquely rich discussion of cultural matters.

Phaedrus - Plato - Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

Shows that Homer was a philosophic thinker who played a crucial role in the thought of Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche.

The most comprehensive collection of passages from later Stoic thinkers, providing fresh translations and up-to-date commentary.

The most comprehensive collection of passages from later Stoic thinkers, providing fresh translations and up-to-date commentary.

Generation and Corruption II, a foundational text, develops Aristotle''s theory of the elements, essential for his natural philosophy.

The second volume of the first complete translation of Proclus'' commentary on Plato''s Republic.

The second volume of the first complete translation of Proclus'' commentary on Plato''s Republic.

John Chrysostom consoles his suffering flock by employing biblical narratives that carry a distinctive theology of God''s loving providence.

John Chrysostom consoles his suffering flock by employing biblical narratives that carry a distinctive theology of God''s loving providence.

Presents a new understanding of the social and political world of the late republic and the reasons for its fall.

Presents a new understanding of the social and political world of the late republic and the reasons for its fall.

An eminent psychologist and engineer presents a provocative analysis of the concept of God through the lens of scientific inquiry.

The first book to explicate and analyse Augustine''s seminal argument concerning humility and pride, especially in politics and philosophy.

The first book to explicate and analyse Augustine''s seminal argument concerning humility and pride, especially in politics and philosophy.