Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy contests the ancient opposition between Athens and Jerusalem by retrieving the concept of meontology.

Volume I of the first authoritative translation of Archimedes'' works into English.

An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece.

John Henderson explores three letters of Seneca describing visits to Roman villas.

This book confronts Plato''s many enigmas in his philosophical text Meno.

This book demonstrates the complex unity of Plato''s Gorgias, showing how seemingly disparate themes are woven together.

Exploration of Aristotle''s philosophy of nature in the light of scholarly insights.

An engaging and accessible introduction to Aristotle''s great masterpiece of moral philosophy.

The Lysis is one of Plato''s most engaging but also puzzling dialogues, often regarded as a philosophical failure.

In this 2005 book, Tim O''Keefe reconstructs the philosopher Epicurus'' theory of freedom.

A new and accurate translation of an important work of ancient Greek scepticism.

Collection of essays exploring theories of language developed by philosophers during the Hellenistic period.

This 2005 book examines the significance of the mathematician Archytas of Tarentum in fourth-century Greece.

Collection of essays exploring the strong connections between ancient philosophy and ancient medicine.

Explores how the ancient Greeks regarded the capacity of speech as the defining human characteristic.

Mark Miller''s innovative study argues that Chaucer''s Canterbury Tales represent an extended mediation on agency, autonomy and practical reason.

Presents a global reinterpretation of Cratylus, Plato''s only dialogue devoted to the subject of language.

Leading historians of philosophy explore connections between Hellenistic and early modern philosophy in this collection.

The book offers a comprehensive account of the major philosophical works on friendship.

An examination of the emergence of the phenomenon of deductive argument in classical Greek mathematics.

This 1998 book reconstructs the Cyrenaic theory of knowledge and discusses its connections with modern and contemporary views on knowledge.

An exploration of the complex relationship between myth and philosophy in writings by Greek intellectuals.

This 2001 book explains in detail Thucydides'' abstract model of internal war.

The author explores the relation between language and thought, referring to a Chinese translation of Aristotle''s Categories.

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

Eric Osborn''s book presents a major study of Irenaeus (125–200), bishop of Lyons.

This book provides an interpretation of Plato from the point of view of dramatic characterization.

The ne plus ultra of Stoicism, Discourses outline clear-cut principles of right conduct and true thinking, offering secular thinkers a mode of reasoning that dismisses the strictures of absolutism and emotionalism in exchange for a more peaceful and productive life.

In this compilation of Books 3 and 4 of Epictetus' Discourses - the second of a two-volume set - the philosopher discusses the quest for freedom, the nature of solitude, cynicism, fear, discretion, the avoidance of quarrels, and other subjects of enduring interest and concern.

Beginning with Greece's earliest rites, this volume traces the development of the classic religion of the Olympian gods and discusses the religion of the philosophic schools of the fourth century BC.

"e;I regard it as a truly seminal work in this field.

Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition.

This book offers a reassessment of argumentation in classical rhetoric, foregrounding its rational dimension.

Recent research in the humanities and social sciences suggests that individuals who understand themselves as belonging to something greater than the self-a family, community, or religious or spiritual group-often feel happier, have a deeper sense of purpose or meaning in their lives, and have overall better life outcomes than those who do not.

Recent research in the humanities and social sciences suggests that individuals who understand themselves as belonging to something greater than the self-a family, community, or religious or spiritual group-often feel happier, have a deeper sense of purpose or meaning in their lives, and have overall better life outcomes than those who do not.

First published in 1925, this thoughtful volume constitutes an excellent English introduction to one of the great ancient historians.

First published in 1925, this thoughtful volume constitutes an excellent English introduction to one of the great ancient historians.

The purpose of this book, first published in 1957, is to make a critical analysis of the controversial Socratic problem.

The purpose of this book, first published in 1957, is to make a critical analysis of the controversial Socratic problem.

This book, first published in 1914, examines the life of Socrates and his teaching, and also details the world in which he lived, the Greece of the time experiencing a breakdown of authority in religion, morality and society.

This book, first published in 1914, examines the life of Socrates and his teaching, and also details the world in which he lived, the Greece of the time experiencing a breakdown of authority in religion, morality and society.

In this book, first published in 1927, the author presents us with three conversations, fables, that, beautiful in themselves, also have a direct bearing on what is being discussed: Death and the Hereafter; Justice; and the Kingdom of Heaven.

In this book, first published in 1927, the author presents us with three conversations, fables, that, beautiful in themselves, also have a direct bearing on what is being discussed: Death and the Hereafter; Justice; and the Kingdom of Heaven.

This book, first published in 1978, is a radical approach to the philosophical distinction between Being and beings, in which the life of Socrates is used as the metaphor for the theoretical life, in contrast to the continuous historical interest in that life as an object for biographical reconstruction and description.

This book, first published in 1978, is a radical approach to the philosophical distinction between Being and beings, in which the life of Socrates is used as the metaphor for the theoretical life, in contrast to the continuous historical interest in that life as an object for biographical reconstruction and description.

Originally published in 1991, Origins and Species seeks to understand the historical origins of Darwinism.

Originally published in 1991, Origins and Species seeks to understand the historical origins of Darwinism.

This book, first published in 1992, introduces some of Socrates' problems and some of the problems about him.

This book, first published in 1992, introduces some of Socrates' problems and some of the problems about him.