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Plato
Embark on an unparalleled journey through the mind of Plato, one of history's most influential philosophers. This comprehensive collection, divided into four distinct volumes, provides a sweeping overview of Platonic…
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Much of traditional Western thought began in Antiquity, flowing from the Platonic dialogues, The Republic being the most significant. Plato expresses the political, ethical and societal framework for the nature…
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In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerge a series of subtle reflections on gender…
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Obed Delf?n
This text deals with various questions and all of them constitute a path that leads to philosophy as an art of living. It is intended for all audiences, since the…
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Carolina Araujo
In this pathbreaking interpretation of Plato's foundational text of political philosophy, Carolina Araujo reveals how the Republic remains ripe for an interpretation grounded in notions of cooperation, flourishing and justice…
An examination of Leo Strauss's 1948 notebook and other writings on the Euthyphro, Plato's dialogue on piety, using close analysis and line-by-line commentary.
The second volume of a three-volume edition presenting the first complete translation of Proclus' commentary on Plato's Republic - the only sustained treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity…
Sears Jayne
From the time of the Roman Republic, continental Europeans traveling to England brought knowledge of Greek and Roman intellectual culture in the form of books of every genre. But, until…
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The Legacy of Plato's Timaeus examines the influence of the Timaeus on the early disciplinary histories of cosmology, music, medicine, and architecture and investigates how in turn the interpretation of…
This book is an edited collection on one of Plato's most dramatic as well as most complex dialogues, where a defence of the philosopher's way of life is carried out…
Michael Share, Dirk Baltzly
This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic…
Laurence Lampert
"In this brilliant analysis of the coming to be of Strauss, Plato, and Nietzsche as philosophers and poets, Laurence Lampert reaches new heights and plumbs new depths. An extraordinarily rich…
Russell E. Gmirkin
This book argues that the biblical creation accounts draw directly from Plato's Timaeus, demonstrating the influence of Plato and the cosmogenies of Greek natural philosophers on Genesis. Suitable for students…
Roy Jackson
The masterclass for the faster pass - written by a leading expert and practising university teacher, this book gives you all the key knowledge and information you need to succeed…
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Martin Heidegger
The Essence of Truth is an examination of the most fundamental theme in Heidegger’s philosophy: the difference between truth as ‘the unhiddenness of beings’ and truth as ‘the correctness of…
Ryan K. Balot
What are the prospects for ambitious political reform in communities of traditional, passionate, and even self-righteous citizens? Can thoughtful legislators create a healthy society for citizens whose judgment is typically…
Breno Serson
Imagine yourself transported with me to the 4th century BC, visiting Hippocrates at his medical school on the island of Kos. There we learn how to balance food and physical…
Russell Winslow
Necessity and Philosophy in Plato's Republic offers an interpretation of the concept of necessity in what is perhaps Plato's most read dialogue. The book argues that to read the Republic…
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this book is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within…
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Merrick Anderson
Just Prospering? explores an important debate about the value of justice in Ancient Greece. Anderson begins with an analysis of the 5th Century BCE sophists and their novel philosophical debates…
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Daniel Klein,Thomas Cathcart
A New York Times bestseller with over 300,000 copies sold worldwide
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Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship between…
Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias…
A Socratic dialogue in two parts. It begins with a theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the…
Ronna Burger
Since antiquity the Phaedo has been considered the source of "the twin pillars of Platonism" - the theory of ideas and the immortality of the soul. Tracing the movement of…
Paul Kleinman
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Robert Templer
Poison - invisible, unknown, hard to detect and deadly - taps into hard-wired anxieties about the risks of the world around us. From ancient times to the modern age, it…
George Edmondson, Klaus Mladek
Why melancholia is a vital form of social critique and a catalyst for political renewal
Melancholia is wrongly condemned as a condition of withdrawal and despair that alienates its sufferer…
Snapshot History
Embark on an enlightening intellectual journey exploring the ideas of the great Greek philosophers; Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and other founders of Western philosophy. This book offers a clear and…
Zana Ra
The Eye and the Shadow is a colourful version of the Allegory of the Cave by Plato, bringing the same strong messages and deep ideas about our endless search for…
John Evan Seery
This book presents a theory of the politics of irony and tests this theory through readings of political theory texts and through an analysis of the politics of the contemporary…
Karen Margrethe Nielsen
This Element considers injustice and lawlessness in Plato and Aristotle. Starting with Socrates' paradoxical claim that 'tyrants and orators do just about nothing they want to do'. It yields new…
David Lay Williams
How the great political thinkers have persistently warned against the dangers of economic inequality
Economic inequality is one of the most daunting challenges of our time, with public debate often…
"An examination of the stance towards various philosophies found in the theological works of Joseph Ratzinger"--
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This is a facsimile reproduction of Vol..Two of the Harvard Classics series. Contents: "The Apology, Phaedo, and Crito," by Plato, "The Golden Sayings of Epictetus," by Epictetus, and "The Meditations…
David Apolloni
David Apolloni defends a modern version of Plato's argument for the immortality of the soul and argues the soul is non-physical. The book also defends a version of Goedel's ontological…
Plato's works are consistent bestsellers in philosophy and classics.
Two dialogues explore a vital concern of a democratic society: how to define the qualities of a genuine statesman as well as the distinction between an authentic statesman and a…
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Important and influential Socratic dialogue addresses some of philosophy’s most fundamental questions, including the definition of virtue and the nature and possibility of a priori (innate) knowledge. Jowett translation.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Platons Alcibiades der Zweite ist ein unveranderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1786. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen…