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Prodicus the Sophist: Text, Translation, and Commentary
Robert Mayhew
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Description for Prodicus the Sophist: Text, Translation, and Commentary
hardcover. In the past 50 years ancient Greek philosophy has flourished, but the sophists remain neglected. Robert Mayhew redresses the balance in a new translation and commentary on Prodicus of Ceos. He presents the definitive resource for the study of this intriguing philosopher, and reassesses Prodicus' life and thought on language, religion, and ethics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC; HPCA; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
The past fifty years have witnessed the flourishing of scholarship in virtually every area of ancient Greek philosophy, but the sophists have for the most part been neglected. This is certainly true of Prodicus of Ceos: of the four most well-known sophists--Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, and Antiphon--he has received the least attention. Robert Mayhew provides a reassessment of his life and thought, and especially his views on language, religion, and ethics. This volume consists of ninety texts with facing translations--far more than have appeared in any previous edition--and provides the first commentary on the extant evidence for Prodicus' life and thought. ... Read more
The past fifty years have witnessed the flourishing of scholarship in virtually every area of ancient Greek philosophy, but the sophists have for the most part been neglected. This is certainly true of Prodicus of Ceos: of the four most well-known sophists--Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, and Antiphon--he has received the least attention. Robert Mayhew provides a reassessment of his life and thought, and especially his views on language, religion, and ethics. This volume consists of ninety texts with facing translations--far more than have appeared in any previous edition--and provides the first commentary on the extant evidence for Prodicus' life and thought. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199607877
SKU
KSG0033811
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About Robert Mayhew
Robert Mayhew is Professor of Philosophy at Seton Hall University (New Jersey). His other books include a new edition of the Aristotelian Problemata for the Loeb Classical Library, Plato Laws 10 (in the Clarendon Plato series), and The Female in Aristotle's Biology.
Reviews for Prodicus the Sophist: Text, Translation, and Commentary
This is a terrifically thought-provoking work; anyone with the slightest interest in the sophists should have it on their shelves.
Richard Bett, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Richard Bett, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy