Ancient Philosophy
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55481-392-6 (ISBN)
Ancient Philosophy: A Companion to the Core Readings is designed as an approachable guide to the most important and influential works of ancient philosophy. The book begins with a brief overview of ancient Greek mythology and the pre-Socratic philosophers. It then examines a number of the most important works from Plato and Aristotle, including Euthyphro, Meno, Republic, the Categories, the Physics, and the Nicomachean Ethics, before concluding with a brief look at Hellenistic philosophy and the origins of Neoplatonism. Readers who might otherwise struggle with the original texts will find an exceedingly helpful guide in Stumpf’s clear explanations and analyses. Numerous diagrams and images are provided to aid in comprehension.
Andrew Stumpf is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at St. Jerome’s University.
Introduction: Why Study Ancient Philosophy?
Chapter I: Greek Myth and the Rise of Philosophy
1. Greek Religion and Mythological Explanation
2. The First Philosophers
3. Socrates, Plato and the Sophists
Chapter II: Defining Virtue: Plato’s Euthyphro and Meno
1. The Euthyphro: Socratic Method in Action
2. The Meno: Socrates, the Teacher of Virtue
Chapter III: Plato’s Phaedo and the Immortality of the Soul
1. The Structure and Content of Plato’s Phaedo
2. The Soul in Aristotle and in Later Thinkers
Chapter IV: Justice and the Good in Plato’s Republic
1. Republic I & II: Is Justice Socially Constructed?
2. Justice in the State and in the Individual
3. The Philosopher Kings and Their Education
Chapter V: Logic and Science in Aristotle
1. Logic and Reality in the Categories
2. Science and Learning in the Posterior Analytics
Chapter VI: Nature and First Philosophy
1. Aristotle’s Physics
2. Aristotle’s Metaphysics
Chapter VII: Good People and Good Cities: Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics
1. Practical Philosophy
2. Key Teachings and Arguments from the Nicomachean Ethics
3. Politics: The Master Science
Chapter VIII: Hellenistic Philosophy, Christianity and Neoplatonism
1. Hellenistic Philosophy
2. Christianity and Neoplatonism
Conclusion: The Road to the Middle Ages
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.01.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 black & white illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55481-392-1 / 1554813921 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55481-392-6 / 9781554813926 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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