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Ancient Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary
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Description for Ancient Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary
Hardback. Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid. Editor(s): Smith, Nick; Allhoff, Fritz; Vaidya, Anand Jayprakash. Series: Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 472 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 910.
Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid.
Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid.
- Focuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists
- Brings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others
- Is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison
- The readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405135627
SKU
V9781405135627
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About Smith
Nicholas Smith is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Lewis & Clark College. He has been involved in the writing of several distinguished essays and over fifteen books, including Plato's Socrates with T. C. Brickhouse, which won the Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 award from Choice. Fritz Allhoff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy ... Read more
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