Ancient Philosophy Books

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   The Crowd and the Mob (Routledge Revivals): From Plato to Canetti

   By J. S. McClelland

   First published in 1989, this persuasive and original by John McClelland examines the importance of the idea of 'the crowd' in the writings of philosophers, historians and politicians from the classical era to the twentieth century. The book examines histories of political thought and their...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-60249-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Animals in Greek and Roman Thought: a sourcebook

   By Stephen Newmyer

   Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From Stoic assertions that humans owe nothing to...

   November 2010 | 978-0-415-77335-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The Routledge Companion to Early Christian Thought

   Edited by D. Jeffrey Bingham

   The shape and course which Christian thought has taken over its history is largely due to the contributions of individuals and communities in the second and third centuries. Bringing together a remarkable team of distinguished scholars, The Routledge Companion to Early Christian Thought is the...

   December 2009 | 978-0-415-44225-1 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and its Many Heirs

   Edited by Paul T. Keyser, Georgia Irby-Massie

   The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists is the first comprehensive English language work to provide a survey of all ancient natural science, from its beginnings through the end of Late Antiquity. A team of over 100 of the world’s experts in the field have compiled this Encyclopedia,...

   2008 | 978-0-415-34020-5 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Ancient Ethics

   By Susan Sauvé Meyers

   This is the first comprehensive guide and only substantial undergraduate level introduction to ancient Greek and Roman ethics.It covers the ethical theories and positions of all the major philosophers (including Socrates, Plato and Aristotle) and schools (Stoics and Epicureans) from the...

   2007 | 978-0-415-94027-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Doing Greek Philosophy

   By Robert Wardy

   This lively and original guidebook offers an invitation to the study of Greek philosophy and signposts to lead the student deeper. The reader is drawn in to the questions the philosophers posed. Doing Greek Philosophy conveys a vital sense of the dynamism and continuity in the Greek philosophical...

   2005 | 978-0-415-28235-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Animals, Rights and Reason in Plutarch and Modern Ethics

   By Stephen Newmyer

   This groundbreaking volume explores Plutarch's unique survival in the argument that animals are rational and sentient, and that we, as humans, must take notice of their interests. Exploring Plutarch's three animal-related treatises, as well as passages from his ethical treatises, Stephen Newmyer...

   2005 | 978-0-415-24047-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Epictetus’ Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes: Guides to Stoic Living

   By Keith Seddon

   This new translation of two works, one by Epictetus and the other by Cebes, two ancient Greek philosophers of the Imperial period, are presented in new translations of clear, straightforward English. In this book, readers will learn how to sustain emotional harmony and a ‘good flow...

   2005 | 978-0-415-32452-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Aristotle and the Metaphysics

   By Vasilis Politis

   Aristotles' 'Metaphysics' is one of the most important texts in Ancient Philosophy. This GuideBook looks at the Metaphysics thematically and takes the student through the main arguments found in the text. The book introduces and assesses Aristotle's life and the background to the Metaphysics, the...

   2004 | 978-0-415-25148-8 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Edmund Burke

    By Frank O'Gorman

    First published in 1973, this title offers a concise and readable account of Burke's political philosophy. As well as examining the foundation for Burke's thought, the book also provides much needed connections between the fields of history and political theory. Critical comment and analysis of...

    2003 | 978-0-415-32684-1 | Hardback (Routledge)