Ancient Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary

Author:   Nick Smith (Lewis & Clark College) ,  Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan University, The Nanoethics Group) ,  Anand Jayprakash Vaidya (San José State University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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9781405135634


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   29 February 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid. Focuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists Brings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others Is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison The readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors

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Author:   Nick Smith (Lewis & Clark College) ,  Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan University, The Nanoethics Group) ,  Anand Jayprakash Vaidya (San José State University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9781405135634


ISBN 10:   1405135638
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   29 February 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Nicholas Smith is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Lewis & Clark College. He has been involved in the writing of several distinguished essays and over fifteen books, including Plato's Socrates with T. C. Brickhouse, which won the Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 award from Choice. Fritz Allhoff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. Anand Jayprakash Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at San José State University.

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