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Plato and Pythagoreanism by Phillip Sidney Horky 9780199898220
RRP: £92.00£81.43Was Plato a Pythagorean? Plato's students and earliest critics thought so, but scholars since the 19th century have been more skeptical. In Plato and Pythagoreanism, Phillip Sidney Horky argues that a specific type of Pythagorean philosophy, called... -
Plato's Rivalry with Medicine: A Struggle and Its Dissolution by Susan B. Levin 9780199919802
RRP: £82.00£72.17While scholars typically view Plato's engagement with medicine as uniform and largely positive, Susan B. Levin argues that from the Gorgias through the Laws, his handling of medicine unfolds in several key phases. Further, she shows that Plato views... -
The Powers of Aristotle's Soul by Thomas Kjeller Johansen 9780199658435
RRP: £99.00£92.50Aristotle is considered by many to be the founder of 'faculty psychology'-the attempt to explain a variety of psychological phenomena by reference to a few inborn capacities. In The Powers of Aristotle's Soul, Thomas Kjeller Johansen investigates his... -
Aristotle: De Anima by Aristotle 9780199243440
£116.11The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals. It provides accurate translations of selected Aristotelian texts, accompanied by incisive commentaries that focus on philosophical problems and issues, The volumes in the... -
Levels of Argument: A Comparative Study of Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics by Dominic Scott 9780199249640
£93.20In Levels of Argument, Dominic Scott compares the Republic and Nicomachean Ethics from a methodological perspective. In the first half he argues that the Republic distinguishes between two levels of argument in the defence of justice, the 'longer' and... -
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume 51 by Victor Caston 9780198795797
£98.74Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and... -
Topics in Stoic Philosophy by Katerina Ierodiakonou 9780198237686
£118.50Stoicism (third century BC to second century AD) is one of the richest and most influential intellectual traditions of antiquity. Leading scholars here contribute new studies of a set of topics which are the focus of current research in this area. They... -
Maximus of Tyre: The Philosophical Orations by Editor 9780198149897
£61.85The Orations of Maximus of Tyre cover a range of philosophical topics - from Platonic theology to the proper attitude to pleasure, via prayer, demonology, the problem of evil, and the active and contemplative lives - in a manner calculated to appeal to... -
Aristotle on Practical Truth by Christiana Olfert 9780190281007
RRP: £83.00£73.28Aristotle's theories of truth, practical reasoning, and action are some of the most influential theories in the history of philosophy. It is surprising, then, that so little attention has been given to his notion of practical truth. In Aristotle on... -
Platonic Patterns: A Collection of Studies by Holger Thesleff by Holger Thesleff 9781930972292
RRP: £75.00£48.15Platonic Patterns is a reprint collection of many of Holger Thesleff's studies in Plato spanning from 1967 to 2003. It includes three books, four articles and a new introduction by the author, which sets the general outline of his interpretation of Plato... -
The Verge of Philosophy by John Sallis 9780226734316
£29.30"The Verge of Philosophy" is both an exploration of the limits of philosophy and a memorial for John Sallis' longtime friend and interlocutor Jacques Derrida. The centerpiece of the book is an extended examination of three sites in Derrida's thought: his... -
Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato's Gorgias and Related Texts by Robert Metcalf 9780810137981
RRP: £99.00£80.47In Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato's Gorgias and Related Texts, Robert Metcalf offers a fresh interpretation of Plato's dialogues as dramatic texts whose philosophy is not so much a matter of doctrine as it is a dynamic, nondogmatic, and open-ended... -
Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato's Gorgias and Related Texts by Robert Metcalf 9780810137974
RRP: £34.95£28.78In Philosophy as Agon: A Study of Plato's Gorgias and Related Texts, Robert Metcalf offers a fresh interpretation of Plato's dialogues as dramatic texts whose philosophy is not so much a matter of doctrine as it is a dynamic, nondogmatic, and open-ended... -
A Companion to Ancient Philosophy by Sean D Kirkland 9780810137868
RRP: £39.95£32.75A Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of essays on a broad range of themes and figures spanning the entire period extending from the Pre-Socratics to Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic thinkers. Rather than offering synoptic and summary... -
The Emerging Good in Plato's Philebus by John V. Garner 9780810135581
RRP: £34.95£33.31Plato's Philebus presents a fascinating dialogue between the life of the mind and the life of pleasure. While Socrates decisively prioritizes the life of reason, he also shows that certain pleasures contribute to making the good life good. The Emerging... -
Socrates among Strangers by Joseph P. Lawrence 9780810131675
RRP: £99.00£80.47In Socrates among Strangers, Joseph P. Lawrence reclaims the enigmatic sage from those who have seen him either as a prophet of science, seeking the security of knowledge, or as a wily actor who shed light on the dangerous world of politics while... -
Gorgias and the New Sophistic Rhetoric by Bruce McComiskey 9780809331369
RRP: £41.95£34.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809331369Author Bruce McComiskeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Southern Illinois University PressPublisher Southern Illinois University Press -
Plato's Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy by Andrea Capra 9780674417229
RRP: £20.95£16.52Plato's Four Muses reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The Phaedrus, it is argued, is Plato's most self-referential... -
The Theory and Practice of Life: Isocrates and the Philosophers by Tarik Wareh 9780674067134
£21.53This book is a study of the literary culture within which the works, schools, and careers of Plato, Aristotle, and contemporary Greek intellectuals took shape. It argues that Isocrates' contemporary theory of training and self-formulation was an... -
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXIX: Winter 2005 by David Sedley 9780199287444
£113.32Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is published twice yearly, in both hardback and... -
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy XXVIII: Summer 2005 by David Sedley 9780199281947
£54.30Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and... -
Diotima at the Barricades: French Feminists Read Plato by Paul Allen Miller 9780199640201
£115.71Diotima at the Barricades argues that the debates that emerged from the burgeoning of feminist intellectual life in post-modern France involved complex, structured, and reciprocal exchanges on the interpretation and position of Plato and other ancient... -
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume 57 by Victor Caston 9780198850847
RRP: £81.00£79.21Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and... -
Ancient Relativity: Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, and Sceptics by Matthew Duncombe 9780198846185
RRP: £72.00£61.85Ideas about relativity underlie much ancient Greek philosophy, from Protagorean relativism, to Plato's theory of Forms, Aristotle's category scheme, and relational logic. In Ancient Relativity Matthew Duncombe explores how ancient philosophers,... -
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy: Volume VI: 1988 by Julia Annas 9780198244974
£112.92Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is an annual publication which includes original articles, some of substantial length, on a wide range of topics in ancient philosophy, and review articles of major books. Contributors include Mary Margaret Mackenzie,... -
Plotinus Ennead V.5: That the Intelligibles are not External to the Intellect, and on the Good by Lloyd Gerson 9781930972858
RRP: £36.95£22.79Platonists beginning in the Old Academy itself and up to and including Plotinus struggled to understand and articulate the relation between Plato's Demiurge and the Living Animal which served as the model for creation. The central question is whether... -
The Illustrated To Think Like God: Pythagoras and Parmenides, The Origins of Philosophy by Arnold Hermann 9781930972179
RRP: £46.95£34.93Fascinating illustrations contribute to this illuminating account of how and why philosophy emerged and make it a must-read for any inquisitive thinker unsatisfied with prevailing assumptions on this timely and highly relevant subject. By taking the... -
One and Many in Aristotle's Metaphysics: The Central Books by Edward Halper 9781930972056
RRP: £52.00£34.35The problem of the one and the many is central to ancient Greek philosophy, but surprisingly little attention has been paid to Aristotle's treatment of it in the Metaphysics. This omission is all the more surprising because the Metaphysics is one of our... -
The Invention of Imagination: Aristotle and the Origins of the Representational Theory of Mind by Justin Humphreys 9780822947400
RRP: £46.50£37.94Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination—what he called phantasia—from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. A mathematician and philosopher of mathematical sciences, Aristotle was puzzled by the... -
The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon 9780801438189
RRP: £116.00£98.54Xenophon's masterpiece, The Education of Cyrus, is a work that was admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel is loosely based on the accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, founder of the... -
The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus by Pamela Gordon 9780472118083
RRP: £69.00£55.78The school of Greek philosopher Epicurus, which became known as the Garden, famously put great stock in happiness and pleasure. As a philosophical community, and a way of seeing the world, Epicureanism had a centuries-long life in Athens and Rome, as... -
Central Works of Philosophy, Volume 1: Ancient and Medieval: Volume 1 by Shand 9780773530164
£27.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780773530164Author ShandFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint McGill-Queen's University PressPublisher McGill-Queen's University PressWeight(grams) 526g -
Socrates and the Jews by Miriam Leonard 9780226472478
£96.87"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Asked by the early Christian Tertullian, the question was vigorously debated in the nineteenth century. While classics dominated the intellectual life of Europe, Christianity still prevailed and conflicts raged... -
The Sacrifice of Socrates: Athens, Plato, Girard by Wm. Blake Tyrrell 9781611860542
RRP: £25.95£19.02When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public's blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as well as his disapproval of the democracy, made him a... -
Pythagoreans and Essenes: Structural Parallels by Justin Taylor 9789042914827
£73.18This study attempts to answer the question of the origins of the non-biblical features of the Essenes' way of life. It is clear that their project was founded in biblical and Jewish realities. Whence came those elements that appear not to have been... -
Gandhi and the Stoics: Modern Experiments on Ancient Values by Richard Sorabji 9780226768823
£44.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226768823Author Richard SorabjiFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams) 476g -
Philosophos: Plato's Missing Dialogue by Mary Louise Gill 9780199606184
£80.32Plato famously promised to complement the Sophist and the Statesman with another work on a third sort of expert, the philosopher--but we do not have this final dialogue. Mary Louise Gill argues that Plato promised the Philosopher, but did not write it,... -
Plato: Philebus: Translated With Commentary by J. C. B. Gosling 9780198720447
£67.74A clear accurate translation of one of Plato's most facinating dialogues, with an extensive philosophical commentary.Book InformationISBN 9780198720447Author J. C. B. GoslingFormat HardbackPage Count 262Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford... -
Physics, or Natural Hearing by Aristotle 9781587316289
£38.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587316289Author AristotleFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint St Augustine's PressPublisher St Augustine's Press -
Physics, or Natural Hearing by Aristotle 9781587316296
£20.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587316296Author AristotleFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint St Augustine's PressPublisher St Augustine's Press