Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 books

An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living...  Read More >>

Vettius Valens was an astrologer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt in the middle of the second century. His Anthology...  Read More >>

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As the final work by Ye Xiushan, one of the most famous philosophers and scholars of philosophy in China, this two-volume...  Read More >>

Tracing the exchange of ideas among history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction...  Read More >>

In this book, Chesterton tries to illustrate the spiritual journey of humanity, or at least of Western civilization....  Read More >>

"Ancient man lived his life in the perpetual shadow of violence and war, but he did not view this as a cause for...  Read More >>

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Platons Dialog Hippias Maior. Übersetzt von Friedrich Schleiermacher und neu ediert von Nikolaus Rehlinger.  Read More >>

Nommé Julien l'Apostat par la tradition chrétienne, Julien le philosophe vécut au IVème siècle de notre ère. Il...  Read More >>

Michael of Ephesus' commentary on Aristotle's On the Generation of Animals is the earliest surviving, and perhaps...  Read More >>

The book provides a series of innovative studies of the treatment of major issues by philosophers ranging from classical...  Read More >>

In Meditations, now available in this highly designed jacketed hardcover, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled...  Read More >>

Demonstrates that Plato and Xenophon ought to be regarded less as rivals and more as engaged in a dialogue advancing...  Read More >>

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Den filosofiska tidslinjen: från antiken via medeltiden, renässansen, renässansen och modern tid till nutid. Filosofin...  Read More >>

This book gives the virtue of friendship the prominence it deserves in contemporary virtue ethics. It offers a more...  Read More >>

What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000 year old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others...  Read More >>

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A superb compilation that explores the history, major topics, and controversies in philosophical work on friendship....  Read More >>

A. A. Long presents fourteen essays on the themes of selfhood and rationality in ancient Greek philosophy, ranging...  Read More >>

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>