Ancient Philosophy and Everyday Life

Trevor Curnow (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

108 Seiten

2017 | 2nd Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4438-8652-9 (ISBN)

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Ancient Philosophy and Everyday Life is an introduction to Cynicism, Stoicism, Epicureanism and Scepticism. After a general account of the nature of ancient philosophy, it looks at each of these four particular schools in turn, outlining their histories and their doctrines. Special attention is paid to how these philosophies formed the bases for distinctive ways of life in antiquity. It is shown how their founders not only articulated the fundamental ideas of their schools but also embodied them in their own lives. Some of the more colourful characters of ancient philosophy appear here, including Diogenes of Sinope who lived in a wine barrel and Peregrinus Proteus who died by climbing onto his own funeral pyre at the Olympic Games. Consideration is also given to whether it would be possible to live like an authentic Cynic, Stoic, Epicurean or Sceptic today and if so, how. The ideas of the schools are clearly explained with a minimum of technical jargon, making this an ideal introduction for anyone with an interest in the subject.

Trevor Curnow was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. He has also taught philosophy at Lancaster University, the Open University, the University of Central Lancashire and the University of Khartoum. His previous writings include Wisdom, Intuition and Ethics (Ashgate, 1999), Thinking through Dialogue (Practical Philosophy Press, 2001), The Oracles of the Ancient World (Duckworth, 2004), The Philosophers of the Ancient World: an A to Z guide (Duckworth, 2006), Wisdom in the Ancient World (Duckworth, 2010), Introducing Philosophy for Everyday Life (Icon, 2012) and Wisdom: a history (Reaktion, 2015).

Erscheinungsdatum	29.09.2017
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-4438-8652-1 / 1443886521
ISBN-13	978-1-4438-8652-9 / 9781443886529
Zustand	Neuware