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)
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Pages:   480
Publication Date:   29 February 2008
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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
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9781405135634


ISBN 10:   1405135638
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   29 February 2008
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Acknowledgments. List of Sources. Chronology. Map 1 The Greek World (6th–5th centuries BCE). Map 2 The Hellenistic Period (323–31 BCE). Map 3 The Late Roman Empire. General Introduction. I: The Presocratics and Sophists:. 1. The Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes. 2. Xenophanes of Colophon, Heracleitus of Ephesus, and Pythagoras of Samos. 3. The Eleatics: Parmenides, and Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. 4. The Pluralists: Empedocles of Acragas and Anaxagoras of Clazomenae. 5. The Atomists: Leucippus of Elea (or Miletus) and Democritus of Abdera. 6. The Sophists: Protagoras of Abdera, Gorgias of Leontini, and Antiphon. II: Xenophon:. Introduction. 7. Memorabilia. III: Plato:. Introduction. 8. Euthyphro. 9. Apology. 10. Crito. 11. Meno. 12. Phaedo. 13. Symposium. 14. Republic. 15. Parmenides. 16. Timaeus. IV: Aristotle:. Introduction. 17. Categories. 18. On Interpretation. 19. Physics. 20. On the Soul. 21. Metaphysics. 22. Nicomachean Ethics. 23. Politics. V: Diogenes the Cynic:. Introduction. 24. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Diogenes. VI: Epicurus and Epicureanism:. Introduction. 25. Epicurus, Letter to Herodotus; Letter to Menoeceus; Principle Doctrines. 26. Lucretius, On the Nature of Things. VII: Stoics and Stoicism:. Introduction. 27. Diogenes Laertius on Stoicism. 28. Epictetus, Manual. VIII: Skeptics and Skepticism:. Introduction. 29. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Pyrrho. 30. Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism. 31. Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors. IX: Neoplatonism:. Introduction. 32. Plotinus, Enneads. 33. Proclus, On Evil. Bibliography. Recommended Further Reading (English-Language Sources). Index.

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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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