From an intimate and moving letter to his grieving wife on the death of their daughter, to elegant writings on morality, happiness and the avoidance of anger, Plutarch s powerful words of consolation and inspiration still offer timeless wisdom and guidance today.
Die Gnosis gilt als Urgrund aller christlichen Ketzerei, als Opposition in der und gegen »die« Kirche, als Sammelbecken für vermeintlich »wahre« christliche Ansichten jenseits der »kirchlichen Lehre«.
Amongst the most famous and influential of all political polemics, Cicero's scathing speeches against the dictatorial ambitions of Mark Antony are the passionate last testament of the greatest statesman of his age; a final attempt to restore his beloved Republic that was to cost him his life.
Las Meditaciones son consideradas la gran obra de Marco Aurelio, emperador del Imperio romano y una de las figuras mas representativas de la filosofia estoica.
The Eclogues Virgil - Virgil's great lyrics, rendered by the acclaimed translator of GilgameshThe Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, which were influential in so much subsequent literature, perhaps best exemplify what pastoral can do.
A partir del estudio y la influencia de la Antigüedad clásica en la cultura occidental, esta obra reflexiona desde distintas perspectivas y mediante los conceptos eje de valor, tiempo y responsabilidad el lugar del clasicismo —el estudio de esta época— en la actualidad.
The universe and corruption opens up to the reader the doors of ancient philosophy in an amazing way, transmitting it on a journey of primitive Greece until the time of Aristotle, as it combines an accurate analysis of the opinions of previous philosophers about the components of the universe and the secrets of beings.
The Book of Tao is a profound philosophical work that is considered one of the sacred books in Chinese culture, and from which the Chinese people draw their basic teachings.
Ya sea por la distancia de tiempo o los problemas filológicos que esto acarrea, penetrar en la filosofía griega es algo que no se da por terminado y que se mantiene sujeta a nuevas interpretaciones.
In his dark cell, where the limits of wisdom are about to separate from his body, he found himself associated with the philosophy that gives him immortality.
This volume examines the breadth and depth of virtue ethics and aims to counter the virtue ethics amnesia that both afflicts general moral philosophy and affects business and management ethics.
Das (Neo-)Sokratische Gespräch ist eine philosophische Unterrichtsmethode, die auf Leonard Nelson zurückgeht und von Gustav Heckmann weiterentwickelt wurde.
Pierre Aubenque, der Nestor der Aristotelesforschung in Frankreich und Europa, verbindet wie kein zweiter das Interesse an der richtigen Nachzeichnung des Denkens der griechischen Philosophie der Antike mit dem intellektuellen Projekt der philosophischen Aufhellung und Beantwortung der Frage nach der Funktion und Bedeutung der von den Griechen begründeten Ethik in unserer Zeit.
