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The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy
C (Ed) Shields
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Description for The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy
Paperback. * Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the pre--Socratics to late antiquity. * Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers. * Covers the pre--Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism, academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo--Platonists. Editor(s): Shields, Christopher. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final developments in late antiquity.
The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final developments in late antiquity.
- Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the pre-Socratics to late antiquity.
- Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers.
- Covers the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism, academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo-Platonists.
- Features an index and a comprehensive bibliography of both primary and secondary works.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Philosophy Guides
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631222156
SKU
V9780631222156
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About C (Ed) Shields
Christopher Shields is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is author of Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle (1999).
Reviews for The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy
"Beginners will find in these essays clear and helpful accounts of some of the main philosophical issues raised by the Greek philosophers. The essays display the scope and variety of Greek philosophy, from the beginnings to later Platonism, and its permanent philosophical significance." Terence Irwin, Cornell University