Philosophy In The Ancient World
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Author | : James A. Arieti |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780742533288 |
Philosophy in the Ancient World: An Introduction--an intellectual history of the ancient world from the eighth century B.C.E. to the fifth century C.E., from Homer to Boethius--describes and evaluates ancient thought in its cultural setting, showing how it affected and was affected by that setting. The greatest philosophers (Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine) and cultural figures (Homer, Euripides, Thucydides, Archimedes) and a number of lesser ones (Hesiod, Posidonius, Basil) receive careful description and evaluation. Philosophy in the Ancient World is ideally suited as a supplement for undergraduate courses in Ancient Philosophy and the History of Philosophy in the West.
Author | : Heather L. Reid |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2014-01-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317984951 |
This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It begins by observing that the link between athleticism and virtue is older than sport, reaching back to the athletic feats of kings and pharaohs in early Egypt and Mesopotamia. It then traces the role of athletics and the Olympic Games in transforming the idea of aristocracy as something acquired by birth to something that can be trained. This idea of training virtue through the techniques and practice of athletics is examined in relation to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Then Roman spectacles such as chariot racing and gladiator games are studied in light of the philosophy of Lucretius, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. The concluding chapter connects the book’s ancient observations with contemporary issues such as the use of athletes as role models, the relationship between money and corruption, the relative worth of participation and spectatorship, and the role of females in sport. The author argues that there is a strong link between sport and philosophy in the ancient world, calling them offspring of common parents: concern about virtue and the spirit of free enquiry. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Ethics and Sport.
Author | : Edward Grant |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2007-01-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521869315 |
This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible.
Author | : Phillip Sidney Horky |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2019-07-04 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1108423647 |
Traces the concept of kosmos as order, arrangement, and ornament in ancient philosophy, literature, and aesthetics.
Author | : Julia Annas |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2000-10-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191578304 |
The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Pierre Hadot |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780674013735 |
Hadot shows how the schools, trends, and ideas of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy strove to transform the individual's mode of perceiving and being in the world. For the ancients, philosophical theory and the philosophical way of life were inseparably linked. Hadot asks us to consider whether and how this connection might be reestablished today.
Author | : Alex Long |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2019-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107086590 |
Provides an accessible account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius.
Author | : Trevor Curnow |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2006-06-22 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 0715634976 |
Contains information on over 2,300 ancient Western philosophers, from Abammon to Zoticus. Covering the period from the seventh century BC to the seventh century AD, this book summarises the ideas of the major thinkers, and an historical overview of ancient philosophy allows them to be placed in their proper context.
Author | : Karsten Friis Johansen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 727 |
Release | : 2005-06-20 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1134798253 |
Translated into English for the first time, A History of Ancient Philosophy charts the origins and development of ancient philosophical thought.
Author | : Mary Louise Gill |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 833 |
Release | : 2009-01-07 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1405188340 |
A Companion to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive and current overview of the history of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from its origins until late antiquity. Comprises an extensive collection of original essays, featuring contributions from both rising stars and senior scholars of ancient philosophy Integrates analytic and continental traditions Explores the development of various disciplines, such as mathematics, logic, grammar, physics, and medicine, in relation to ancient philosophy Includes an illuminating introduction, bibliography, chronology, maps and an index