Ancient Philosophy

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Essential Readings with Commentary

Series: Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy

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Ancient Philosophy is a comprehensive survey that delves into the origins and development of philosophical thought from the Pre-Socratic era to the Neo-Platonists. It compiles essential texts from seminal thinkers such as Thales, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Plotinus, among others, offering readers direct engagement with the foundational works of philosophy. Organised into eight chronological sections, the book facilitates understanding and comparison across different periods and philosophical approaches, with insightful editorial commentary enriching each reading.
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This volume is ideal for students, scholars, and anyone interested in exploring the roots of Western philosophy through primary texts and expert analysis. It is especially suited to those undertaking academic study in philosophy or related fields.

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.

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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.

Series: Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405135634

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 February 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Fritz Allhoff
Edited by Nick Smith
Edited by Anand Jayprakash Vaidya

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 794g

Pages: 480

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Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy

About the Author

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.

Ancient Philosophy