Books in category History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
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Author: Plato
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432620950
Author: Plutarch
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432623357
Author: Hall, Manly P.
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432622572
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Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432622305
Author: Thomas Taylor
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781564591272
The Emperor Julian's Oration to the Sovereign Sun and The Emperor Julian's Oration to the Mother of the Gods. With a copious introduction, in which some of the greatest arcana of the Grecian theology are unfolded. 'The Emperor Julian, the author of the two following Orations, is well known in the character of a Sovereign and an Apostate which he once sustained, but very few are acquainted with him
Author: Thomas Taylor
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781564591289
Translated from the Greek Fragments preserved by Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, to which are added Extracts from the Other Works of Julian Relative to the Christians by Thomas Taylor. 'The knowledge of the Gods is Virtue, Wisdom, and Perfect Felicity, and Makes Us Resemble the Gods." 'I rejoice in the opportunity which is now afforded me of printing this translation of the extracts from a lost
Author: Lovatt, Stephen C.
Publisher : Universal Publishers
ISBN : 9781581129601
Most books of spirituality are far removed from intellectual rigor, and most books of philosophy are as dry as old bones. This volume seeks to bridge the gap. The author invites his readers to view the modern world through philosophical eyes as he relates Plato's words to issues such as friendship, human -rights, education, sexuality, bio-ethics and politics. Plato's words are quoted throughout th
Author: Doyne Dawson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN : 9780195069839
Modern studies of classical utopian thought are usually restricted to the Republic and Laws of Plato, producing the impression that Greek speculation about ideal states was invariably authoritarian and hierarchical. In this book, however, Dawson sets Plato in the context of the whole ancient tradition of philosophical utopia. He distinguishes two types of Greek utopia, relating both to the social
Author: Boethius
Publisher : Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
ISBN : 9781599866826
The Consolation of Philosophy is considered widely to be the single most important work from the West during Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity. Often called the last great Classical work, authored by Boethius while a prisoner awaiting execution, had the goal and intent of preserving ancient classical knowledge, specifically relating to philosophy. This is a key work in the field of philo
Author: Gad Freudenthal
Publisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780198238645
This book offers an original new account of one of Aristotle''s central doctrines. Freudenthal He recreates from Aristotle''s writings a more complete theory of material substance which is able to explain the problematical areas of the way matter organizes itself and the persistence of matter, to show that the hitherto ignored concept of vital heat is as central in explaining material substance as
Author: A. H. Armstrong
Publisher : Littlefield Adams Quality Paperbacks
ISBN : 9780822604181
Covers the period from the beginning of Greek Philosophy to St. Augustine.
Author: Johansen, T. K.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN : 9780521714730
An in-depth study of Aristotle''s theory of the sense-organs.
Author: Aristoteles
Publisher : toExcel
ISBN : 9781583487716
Author: Sextus, Empiricus/ Blank, David L.
Publisher : UOXPI
ISBN : 9780198244707
Author: Simpson, John A.
Publisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780198611868
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the magnificent Oxford English Dictionary. Originally published in fascicles starting in 1884 and completed in 1928, subsequently revised, expanded to 20 volumes, and adapted to the electronic age, the OED has become the most venerated English language reference ever compiled. For those who use and love the language most intensely, the OED has no peer. With
Author: Everson, Stephen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN : 9780198238638
Stephen Everson presents a comprehensive new study of Aristotle''s account of perception and related mental capacities. Recent debate about Aristotle''s theory of mind has focused on this account, which is Aristotle''s most sustained and detailed attempt to describe and explain the behavior of living things. Everson places this account in the context of Arisotle''s natural science as a whole, show
Author: Plato
Publisher : Fq Publishing
ISBN : 9781599866406
The Symposium is a philosophical dialogue written by Plato, and features a discussion about the true nature of love. Presented in the form of a series of speeches which are both satirical and serious in nature and delivered by a group of men at a drinking party, or a symposium, at the house of Agathon in Athens. The Symposium is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Plato and for
Author: Plato
Publisher : Wilder Publications
ISBN : 9781934451656
The question The Republic sets out to define is What is justice? Given the difficulty of this task, Socrates and his interlocutors are led into a discussion of justice in the city, which Socrates suggests may help them see justice in the person, but on a grander (and therefore easier to discuss) scale ( suppose that a short-sighted person had been asked by some one to read small letters from a dis
Author: Mead, G. R. S.
Publisher : Cosimo Classics
ISBN : 9781602062320
Through the life of Apollonius of Tyana, Mead, in this 1901 work, brings in to focus a previously unknown time in history. Very little was known about the lives and motivations of those living in the first century A.D. Nor was there much information about how Christianity developed immediately after the life of Jesus. Apollonius was a Pythagorean who wrote many books on philosophy and science, and
Author: Gomperz, Theodor
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548768051
Dialogues of Plato Containing the Apology of Socrates, Crito, Phaedo and Protagoras
Author: Plato Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432620950
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Moralia
Author: Plutarch Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432623357
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Lectures on Ancient Philosophy and Introduction to the Study and Application of Rational Procedure
Author: Hall, Manly P. Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432622572
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Discourses of Epictetus: With Encheiridion and Fragments and a Life of Epictetus and a View of His Philosophy
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ISBN : 9781432622305
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Two Orations of the Emperor Julian
Author: Thomas TaylorPublisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781564591272
The Emperor Julian's Oration to the Sovereign Sun and The Emperor Julian's Oration to the Mother of the Gods. With a copious introduction, in which some of the greatest arcana of the Grecian theology are unfolded. 'The Emperor Julian, the author of the two following Orations, is well known in the character of a Sovereign and an Apostate which he once sustained, but very few are acquainted with him
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Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians
Author: Thomas TaylorPublisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781564591289
Translated from the Greek Fragments preserved by Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, to which are added Extracts from the Other Works of Julian Relative to the Christians by Thomas Taylor. 'The knowledge of the Gods is Virtue, Wisdom, and Perfect Felicity, and Makes Us Resemble the Gods." 'I rejoice in the opportunity which is now afforded me of printing this translation of the extracts from a lost
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New Skins for Old Wine: Plato's Wisdom for Today's World
Author: Lovatt, Stephen C. Publisher : Universal Publishers
ISBN : 9781581129601
Most books of spirituality are far removed from intellectual rigor, and most books of philosophy are as dry as old bones. This volume seeks to bridge the gap. The author invites his readers to view the modern world through philosophical eyes as he relates Plato's words to issues such as friendship, human -rights, education, sexuality, bio-ethics and politics. Plato's words are quoted throughout th
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Cities of the Gods: Communist Utopias in Greek Thought
Author: Doyne DawsonPublisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN : 9780195069839
Modern studies of classical utopian thought are usually restricted to the Republic and Laws of Plato, producing the impression that Greek speculation about ideal states was invariably authoritarian and hierarchical. In this book, however, Dawson sets Plato in the context of the whole ancient tradition of philosophical utopia. He distinguishes two types of Greek utopia, relating both to the social
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The Consolation of Philosophy
Author: Boethius Publisher : Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
ISBN : 9781599866826
The Consolation of Philosophy is considered widely to be the single most important work from the West during Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity. Often called the last great Classical work, authored by Boethius while a prisoner awaiting execution, had the goal and intent of preserving ancient classical knowledge, specifically relating to philosophy. This is a key work in the field of philo
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Aristotle's Theory of Material Substance: Heat & Pneuma, Form & Soul
Author: Gad FreudenthalPublisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780198238645
This book offers an original new account of one of Aristotle''s central doctrines. Freudenthal He recreates from Aristotle''s writings a more complete theory of material substance which is able to explain the problematical areas of the way matter organizes itself and the persistence of matter, to show that the hitherto ignored concept of vital heat is as central in explaining material substance as
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An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
Author: A. H. ArmstrongPublisher : Littlefield Adams Quality Paperbacks
ISBN : 9780822604181
Covers the period from the beginning of Greek Philosophy to St. Augustine.
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Aristotle on the Sense-Organs
Author: Johansen, T. K. Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN : 9780521714730
An in-depth study of Aristotle''s theory of the sense-organs.
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La Politica
Author: AristotelesPublisher : toExcel
ISBN : 9781583487716
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Against the Grammarians (Adversus Mathematicos I)
Author: Sextus, Empiricus/ Blank, David L.Publisher : UOXPI
ISBN : 9780198244707
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The Oxford English Dictionary
Author: Simpson, John A.Publisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780198611868
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the magnificent Oxford English Dictionary. Originally published in fascicles starting in 1884 and completed in 1928, subsequently revised, expanded to 20 volumes, and adapted to the electronic age, the OED has become the most venerated English language reference ever compiled. For those who use and love the language most intensely, the OED has no peer. With
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Aristotle on Perception
Author: Everson, Stephen Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN : 9780198238638
Stephen Everson presents a comprehensive new study of Aristotle''s account of perception and related mental capacities. Recent debate about Aristotle''s theory of mind has focused on this account, which is Aristotle''s most sustained and detailed attempt to describe and explain the behavior of living things. Everson places this account in the context of Arisotle''s natural science as a whole, show
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The Symposium
Author: Plato Publisher : Fq Publishing
ISBN : 9781599866406
The Symposium is a philosophical dialogue written by Plato, and features a discussion about the true nature of love. Presented in the form of a series of speeches which are both satirical and serious in nature and delivered by a group of men at a drinking party, or a symposium, at the house of Agathon in Athens. The Symposium is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Plato and for
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The Republic
Author: Plato Publisher : Wilder Publications
ISBN : 9781934451656
The question The Republic sets out to define is What is justice? Given the difficulty of this task, Socrates and his interlocutors are led into a discussion of justice in the city, which Socrates suggests may help them see justice in the person, but on a grander (and therefore easier to discuss) scale ( suppose that a short-sighted person had been asked by some one to read small letters from a dis
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Apollonius of Tyana
Author: Mead, G. R. S. Publisher : Cosimo Classics
ISBN : 9781602062320
Through the life of Apollonius of Tyana, Mead, in this 1901 work, brings in to focus a previously unknown time in history. Very little was known about the lives and motivations of those living in the first century A.D. Nor was there much information about how Christianity developed immediately after the life of Jesus. Apollonius was a Pythagorean who wrote many books on philosophy and science, and
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Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy V1 (1920)
Author: Gomperz, Theodor Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548768051
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