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Xenophon I. Historia Graeca by E. C. Marchant 9780198145523
£46.87Xenophon I. Historia GraecaBook InformationISBN 9780198145523Author E. C. MarchantPage Count 292Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressDimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 22mm -
The Four Books of Pseudo-Democritus: Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry: Sir Robert Mond Studies in the History of Early Chemistry by Matteo Martelli
RRP: £45.99£40.53The Four Books of pseudo-Democritus, written in the first century AD, rank among the very earliest known alchemical writings. In this volume, Matteo Martelli presents not only a fresh edition and translation of the surviving Greek fragments, but also,... -
Middle Commentary on Aristotle's "De Anima" by Averroes 9780842524735
£51.71Averroes, the greatest Aristotelian of the Islamic philosophical tradition, composed some thirty-eight commentaries on the "First Teacher's" corpus, including three separate treatments of De Anima ("On the Soul"): the works commonly referred to as the... -
Proclus: A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements by Proclus
£48.62The description for this book, Proclus: A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements, will be forthcoming.Book InformationISBN 9780691020907Author ProclusFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Princeton University PressPublisher Princeton... -
Rationality in Greek Thought by Michael Frede 9780198250029
£58.16Rationality in Greek Thought, a collection of specially written essays by leading international scholars, re-examines ancient ideas of reason and rationality. Conceptions of reason, rationality, and reasonableness have changed considerably over time,... -
Aristotle on the Human Good by Richard Kraut
£46.70Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness (eudaimonia), is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods. Richard Kraut proposes... -
Plotinus Ennead VI.8: On the Voluntary and on the Free Will of the One Translation, with an Introduction, and Commentary by Kevin Corrigan 9781930972391
RRP: £47.00£30.36Ennead VI.8 gives us access to the living mind of a long dead sage as he tries to answer some of the most fundamental questions we in the modern world continue to ask: are we really free when most of the time we are overwhelmed by compulsions,... -
The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life by Kurt Lampe
£35.72According to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing that only hard work can bring happiness. Aristippus wasn't convinced. Instead, he and his followers espoused... -
Early Greek Philosophy by John Burnet 9781503245303
RRP: £14.99£13.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503245303Author John BurnetFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
De Anima: Books II and III (with passages from Book I) by Aristotle 9780198240853
£41.68Aristotle's "De Anima" has a claim to be the first systematic treatment of issues in the philosophy of mind, and also to be one of the greatest works on the subject. This volume provides an accurate translation of Books 2 and 3, together with some... -
Philosophical Life in Cicero's Letters by Sean McConnell 9781107040816
RRP: £90.00£81.03Cicero's letters are saturated with learned philosophical allusions and arguments. This innovative study shows just how fundamental these are for understanding Cicero's philosophical activities and for explaining the enduring interest of his ethical and... -
Philosophical Life in Cicero's Letters by Sean McConnell
RRP: £30.99£22.85Cicero's letters are saturated with learned philosophical allusions and arguments. This innovative study shows just how fundamental these are for understanding Cicero's philosophical activities and for explaining the enduring interest of his ethical and... -
A Text Worthy of Plotinus: The Lives and Correspondence of P. Henry S.J., H.-R. Schwyzer, A.H. Armstrong, J. Trouillard and J. Igal S.J. by Suzanne Stern-Gillet
RRP: £90.00£73.28A Text Worthy of Plotinus makes available for the first time information on the collaborative work that went into the completion of the first reliable edition of Plotinus' Enneads: Plotini Opera, editio maior, three volumes (Brussels, Paris, and Leiden,... -
Platonism and Anti-Platonism in Mathematics by Mark Balaguer 9780195122305
£90.99Balaguer demonstrates that there are no good arguments for or against mathematical platonism. He does this by establishing that both platonism and anti-platonism are defensible views. Introducing a form of platonism ("full-blooded platonism") that solves... -
The Concept of Presocratic Philosophy: Its Origin, Development, and Significance by Andre Laks 9780691175454
£23.29When we talk about Presocratic philosophy, we are speaking about the origins of Greek philosophy and Western rationality itself. But what exactly does it mean to talk about "Presocratic philosophy" in the first place? How did early Greek thinkers come to... -
Plato on the Metaphysical Foundation of Meaning and Truth by Blake Hestir
RRP: £30.99£22.85What is the nature of truth? Blake E. Hestir offers an investigation into Plato's developing metaphysical views, and examines Plato's conception of being, meaning, and truth in the Sophist, as well as passages from several other later dialogues including... -
The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings: Volume 3, Christ: Through the Nestorian Controversy by Mark DelCogliano
£117.39The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides the definitive anthology of early Christian texts from ca. 100 CE to ca. 650 CE. Its volumes reflect the cultural, intellectual, and linguistic diversity of early Christianity, and are organized... -
Knowledge, Nature, and the Good: Essays on Ancient Philosophy by John M. Cooper 9780691117249
£43.31Knowledge, Nature, and the Good brings together some of John Cooper's most important works on ancient philosophy. In thirteen chapters that represent an ideal companion to the author's influential Reason and Emotion, Cooper addresses a wide range of... -
Traditional and Cosmic Gods in Later Plato and the Early Academy by Vilius Bartninkas 9781009322614
RRP: £29.99£25.94This book sheds new light on Plato's cosmology in relation to Greek religion by examining the contested distinction between the traditional and cosmic gods. A close reading of the later dialogues shows that the two families of gods are routinely deployed... -
Myth and Philosophy: A Contest of Truths by Lawrence J. Hatab 9780812691160
RRP: £45.00£29.69Hatab's work is more than an interpretative study, inspired by Neitzsche and Heidegger of the historical relationship between myth and philosophy in ancient Greece. Its conclusions go beyond the historical case study, and amount to a defence of the... -
Mind and World in Aristotle's de Anima by Sean Kelsey
RRP: £75.00£67.74Why is the human mind able to perceive and understand the truth about reality; that is, why does it seem to be the mind's specific function to know the world? Sean Kelsey argues that both the question itself and the way Aristotle answers it are key to... -
Aristotle on Inquiry: Erotetic Frameworks and Domain Specific Norms by James G. Lennox
RRP: £90.00£75.52Aristotle is a rarity in the history of philosophy and science - he is a towering figure in the history of both disciplines. Moreover, he devoted a great deal of philosophical attention to the nature of scientific knowledge. How then do his philosophical... -
The Rhetoric of the Past in Demosthenes and Aeschines: Oratory, History, and Politics in Classical Athens by Guy Westwood
RRP: £125.00£114.10In democratic Athens, mass citizen audiences - whether in the lawcourts, or in the political Assembly and Council, or when gathered for formal civic occasions - frequently heard politicians and litigants discussing the city's past, and manipulating it... -
The Concept of Presocratic Philosophy: Its Origin, Development, and Significance by Andre Laks 9780691191485
£15.89When we talk about Presocratic philosophy, we are speaking about the origins of Greek philosophy and Western rationality itself. But what exactly does it mean to talk about "Presocratic philosophy" in the first place? How did early Greek thinkers come to... -
Cicero on Politics and the Limits of Reason: The Republic and Laws by Jed W. Atkins
RRP: £30.99£22.85A prolific philosopher who also held Rome's highest political office, Cicero was uniquely qualified to write on political philosophy. In this book Professor Atkins provides a fresh interpretation of Cicero's central political dialogues - the Republic and... -
The Being of the Beautiful: Plato's Theaetetus, Sophist and Statesman by Plato 9780226670386
RRP: £50.00£48.25The Being of the Beautiful collects Plato's three dialogues, the Theaetetus, Sophist, and Statesmen, in which Socrates formulates his conception of philosophy while preparing for trial. Renowned classicist Seth Benardete's careful translations clearly... -
Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy by J. M. Moore 9780520266056
£21.06This collection contains: Aristotle's "The Constitution of Athens"; Xenophon's "The Politeia of the Spartans"; "The Constitution of the Athenians" ascribed to Xenophon the Orator; and, "The Boeotian Constitution" from the Oxyrhynchus Historian. In... -
Plotinus, Neoplatonism, and the Transcendence of the One by Jens Halfwassen 9781733988995
RRP: £65.00£58.80Plotinus (204-70) is the founder of Neoplatonism and its most significant thinker. He shaped late antique philosophy and significantly influenced the entire metaphysical tradition of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and German Idealism. In this volume, Jens... -
Plato's Parmenides: Text, Translation & Introductory Notes by Arnold Hermann 9781930972209
RRP: £47.00£29.99This translation is the result of a collaboration between Arnold Hermann and Dr. Sylvana Chrysakopoulou. Heeding the challenge of balancing intelligibility with faithfulness-while maintaining sufficient consistency to allow the discernment of technical... -
Plato: An Introduction by Paul Friedlander
£48.62Contents: I. Eidos. II. Demon and Eros. III. Beyond Being. IV. The Academy. V. The Written Work. VI. Socrates in Plato. VII. Irony. VIII. Dialogue. IX. Myth. X. Intuition and Construction. XI. Alethcia. XII. Dialogue and Existence. XIII. Plato's Letters... -
Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon by Gretchen Reydams-Schils 9780268038724
£26.90In recent years, Plato's Timaeus has recaptured the interest of scholars, sparking an exploration of the astonishing influence this work has had on a wide range of intellectual traditions. Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon brings together a group of... -
Gandhi and the Stoics: Modern Experiments on Ancient Values by Richard Sorabji 9780198708667
£27.13Richard Sorabji presents a fascinating study of Gandhi's philosophy in comparison with Christian and Stoic thought. Sorabji shows that Gandhi was a true philosopher. He not only aimed to give a consistent self-critical rationale for his views, but also... -
Sophist by Plato
RRP: £24.00£23.03Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman are a trilogy of Platonic dialogues that show Socrates formulating his conception of philosophy as he prepares the defense for his trial. Originally published together as The Being of the Beautiful, these... -
Democracy: A Life by Paul Cartledge
£20.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190866273Author Paul CartledgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)... -
Five Modes of Scepticism: Sextus Empiricus and the Agrippan Modes by Stefan Sienkiewicz 9780198798361
RRP: £76.00£50.47Five Modes of Scepticism examines the argument forms that lie at the heart of Pyrrhonian scepticism as expressed in the writings of Sextus Empiricus. These are the Agrippan modes of disagreement, hypothesis, infinite regression, reciprocity and... -
Passions and Persuasion in Aristotle's Rhetoric by Jamie Dow 9780198716266
£84.35For Aristotle, arousing the passions of others can amount to giving them proper grounds for conviction. On that basis a skill in doing so can be something valuable, an appropriate constituent of the kind of expertise in rhetoric that deserves to be... -
Explaining the Cosmos: The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy by Daniel W. Graham 9780691125404
£58.49Explaining the Cosmos is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, Daniel Graham argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of... -
Aristotle on Earlier Greek Psychology: The Science of Soul by Jason W. Carter
£25.45This volume is the first in English to provide a full, systematic investigation into Aristotle's criticisms of earlier Greek theories of the soul from the perspective of his theory of scientific explanation. Some interpreters of the De Anima have seen... -
Object Worlds in Ancient Egypt by Lynn Meskell
RRP: £35.99£31.69Egypt looms large in the Western imagination. Whether it is our attraction to pharaonic art, the pyramids or practices of mummification, Egypts unique understanding of materiality speaks to us across space and time. Is it because the ancient Egyptians... -
Studies in Greek Philosophy, Volume II: Socrates, Plato, and Their Tradition by Gregory Vlastos
£46.70Gregory Vlastos (1907-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most influential scholars of ancient philosophy. Over a span of more than fifty years, he published essays and book reviews that established his place as a leading authority on early Greek...