Ancient Philosophy Books

New and Published Books – Page 3

21. Plotinus

    By Lloyd P. Gerson

    Series: Arguments of the Philosophers

    This major study brings Plotinus, the most important philosopher in the centuries between Aristotle and Augustine, into current philosophical discussions. Once neglected among contemporary philosophers, Plotinus' work is attracting greater interest within the context of later Greek philosophy....

    Published March 25th 1998 by Routledge
22. The Intellectual Foundations of Christian and Jewish Discourse

    The Philosophy of Religious Argument

    By Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner

    The Intellectual Foundations of Christian and Jewish Discourse argues that the Judaic and Christian heirs of Scripture adopted, and adapted to their own purposes and tasks, Greek philosophical modes of thought and argument. The authors explore how the earliest intellectuals of Christianity and...

    Published September 3rd 1997 by Routledge
23. Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy

    Edited by Donald J. Zeyl

    The Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy is a reference work on the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity. It includes subjects and figures from the dawn of philosophy in Ionia in the 6th century BC to the demise of the Academy in Athens in the 6th century AD. Scholarly study of the texts and...

    Published May 31st 1997 by Routledge
24. Greek Thought and the Origins of the Scientific Spirit

    By Leon Robin

    Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

    Published March 19th 1997 by Routledge
25. Socrates

    Critical Assessments

    Edited by William J. Prior

    Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers

    This four volume set is a collection of some of the most significant scholarship published on the philosophy of Socrates in the last half century. The contributors include many of the most prominent scholars in this field. As the growth in Socratic studies in the past three decades is due in large...

    Published December 4th 1996 by Routledge
26. Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics

    An Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy

    By R.W. Sharples

    Arranged by topic rather than philosophical school, this study gives a comprehensive account of the principal doctrines of the Stoics, Epicureans and various Sceptical traditions from the death of Alexander the Great to about 200 AD....

    Published September 11th 1996 by Routledge
27. Aristotle

    2nd Edition

    By David Ross

    Sir David Ross was one of the most distinguished and influential Aristotelians of this century; his study has long been established as an authoritative survey of the life, work and philosophy of Aristotle.This clear and lucid account contains useful summaries of theories and arguments, with brief,...

    Published April 26th 1995 by Routledge
28. Aristotle

    6th Edition

    By Sir David Ross

    Published December 31st 1994 by Routledge
29. Mental Conflict

    By A. W. Price

    Series: Issues in Ancient Philosophy

    As earthquakes expose geological faults, so mental conflict reveals tendencies to rupture within the mind. Dissension is rife not only between people but also within them, for each of us is subject to a contrariety of desires, beliefs, motivations, aspirations. What image are we to form of...

    Published November 16th 1994 by Routledge
30. Plato's Meno In Focus

    Edited by Jane M. Day

    Series: Philosophers in Focus

    In one volume, this book brings together a new English translation of Plato's Meno, a selection of illuminating articles on themes in the dialogue published between 1965 and 1985 and an introduction setting the Meno in its historical context and opening up the key philosophical issues which the...

    Published December 15th 1993 by Routledge