Ancient Books


Aristotle East and West: Metaphysics and the Division of ChristendomAristotle East and West: Metaphysics and the Division of Christendom
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There is indeed some impressive scholarship in this book, except where the author attempts to...
The Symposium and the Phaedrus: Plato's Erotic Dialogues (S U N Y Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy)The Symposium and the Phaedrus: Plato's Erotic Dialogues (S U N Y Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy)
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Yes, Plato could write. He's the best writer ever. Better than Mike Royko, Lester Bangs, Stephen...
The Dialogues of Plato, Volume 2: The Symposium (The Dialogues of Plato)The Dialogues of Plato, Volume 2: The Symposium (The Dialogues of Plato)
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Plato's Symposium is, at least in my opinion, one of the best works of the Western philosophical...
The Route of Parmenides: A New Revised Edition with a New Introduction, Three Additional Essays and a Previously Unpublished Paper by Gregory Vlastos.The Route of Parmenides: A New Revised Edition with a New Introduction, Three Additional Essays and a Previously Unpublished Paper by Gregory Vlastos.
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This study of the fragments of Parmenides' poem, "On Nature" (early 5th century...
The Goddess: Mythological Images of the FeminineThe Goddess: Mythological Images of the Feminine
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As someone who is employed in the psychological field and interested in depth psychology, I...


Commentary on Aristotle's De AnimaCommentary on Aristotle's De Anima
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I read these works for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Soul- De Anima Latin for Greek word...
MenoMeno
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Meno, an early Platonic dialogue, centers on virtue and illustrates the classic Socratic Method....
Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias (Great Books in Philosophy)Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias (Great Books in Philosophy)
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Three of Plato's most important dialogues are brought together to address vital concerns that...
Phaedo (Oxford World's Classics)Phaedo (Oxford World's Classics)
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I guess the main idea here is whether or not the soul is immortal. Does the soul exist...
Being and LogosBeing and Logos
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This book is as fresh today as it was 25 years ago when it was originally published. John...


The PresocraticsThe Presocratics
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This book is less the study of the presocratic thinkers taken one by one, fragment by fragment,...
EnchiridionEnchiridion
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This edition costs only two dollars but contains wisdon that is priceless. If you are at all...
The Art of Living: Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault (Sather Classical Lectures, 61)The Art of Living: Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault (Sather Classical Lectures, 61)
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Art of living is a context which is discussed by every one -not by only philosophers- since the...
Back To The Rough Ground: "Phronesis" and "Techne" in Modern Philosophy and in Aristotle (REVISIONS)Back To The Rough Ground: "Phronesis" and "Techne" in Modern Philosophy and in Aristotle (REVISIONS)
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Our society has come to think that truth lies in the area of the measurable, of empirical...
Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the GreeksPhilosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks
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Fox Nietzsche the 6th and 5th centuries in Greece were indeed a tragic age. He saw in them the...

What Is Ancient Philosophy?What Is Ancient Philosophy?
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The idea of philosophy as a lived practice, rather than an academic discipline from which one...
Anaximander, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Plotinus, Lao-Tzu, Nagarjuna: From the Great Philosophers: The Original Thinkers (Harvest Book, Hb 288)Anaximander, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Plotinus, Lao-Tzu, Nagarjuna: From the Great Philosophers: The Original Thinkers (Harvest Book, Hb 288)
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Taken from the Great Philosphers, Volume II.
Dialogue and Dialectic: Eight Hermeneutical Studies on PlatoDialogue and Dialectic: Eight Hermeneutical Studies on Plato
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Exploring Personhood: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Human NatureExploring Personhood: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Nature
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This book explores the metaphysical underpinnings of theories of human nature, personhood, and...
The Texture of Being: Essays in First Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)The Texture of Being: Essays in First Philosophy (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)
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Kenneth Schmitz has spent an illustrious career as a philosopher striving to unite what Hegel...

Aristotle in OutlineAristotle in Outline
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I am delighted to add a line to the many reviews about Professor Timothy A. Robinson's...
Socrates in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)Socrates in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)
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"Socrates in90 Minutes" -- another installment in Paul Strathern's "philosophers...
The Psyche in Antiquity: Early Greek Philosophy : From Thales to Plotinus (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts, 1)The Psyche in Antiquity: Early Greek Philosophy : From Thales to Plotinus (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts, 1)
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This work by a well known Jungian is slow going and relies too much on esoteric quotes form C.G....
Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of IamblichusTheurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus
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Rationalist modern paradigms of philosophy relegated the figure of Iamblichus of Chalcis to a...
From Hegel to ExistentialismFrom Hegel to Existentialism
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Robert Solomon, widely recognized as a leading authority of continental philosophy and respected...

Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (Thomas Aquinas's Aristotelian Commentaries Series)Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (Thomas Aquinas's Aristotelian Commentaries Series)
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I read this book for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. I think Aristotle's ethics is his most...
Explaining the Cosmos: The Ionian Tradition of Scientific PhilosophyExplaining the Cosmos: The Ionian Tradition of Scientific Philosophy
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Explaining the Cosmos is a major reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates....
Skepticism: A Contemporary ReaderSkepticism: A Contemporary Reader
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Recently, new life has been breathed into the ancient philosophical topic of skepticism. The...
Dumb Beasts and Dead Philosophers: Humanity and the Humane in Ancient Philosophy and LiteratureDumb Beasts and Dead Philosophers: Humanity and the Humane in Ancient Philosophy and Literature
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Animal rights do not feature explicitly in ancient thought. Indeed the notion of natural rights...
Phenomenological Interpretations of Aristotle: Initiation into Phenomenological ResearchPhenomenological Interpretations of Aristotle: Initiation into Phenomenological Research
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This is one of the best examples of hermeneutics I have ever come across. Gadamer systematized...

Aristotle in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)Aristotle in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes)
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I enjoyed this 90-minute romp through the world of Aristotle. Starting with a discussion of his...
TimaeusTimaeus
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"This world of ours is beautiful and its craftsman good" (29a). I shall summarise some...
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
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Because I'm a kid and I read this book in school and was tested on it I didn't enjoy it. But if...
Sextus Empiricus: Against the Physicists. Against the Ethicists. (Loeb Classical Library No. 311)Sextus Empiricus: Against the Physicists. Against the Ethicists. (Loeb Classical Library No. 311)
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The word "physicists" in the title and text is somewhat of an anachronism. The...
Plato : Symposium (Focus Philosophical Library)Plato : Symposium (Focus Philosophical Library)
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"Just a Housewife": The Rise and Fall of Domesticity in America"Just a Housewife": The Rise and Fall of Domesticity in America
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My usual Amazon experience - EXCELLENT! to say the least. The order arrived in a timely manner,...
On Obligations: De Officiis (Oxford World's Classics)On Obligations: De Officiis (Oxford World's Classics)
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This book was part of my required reading list, so, of course, I had negative first impressions...
Plato's EthicsPlato's Ethics
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This exceptional book examines and explains Plato's answer to the normative question, "How...
Listening to the Cicadas: A Study of Plato's Phaedrus (Cambridge Classical Studies)Listening to the Cicadas: A Study of Plato's Phaedrus (Cambridge Classical Studies)
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For twenty-five hundred years we assumed Phaedrus was a badly put together dialogue, an early...
Reading Seneca: Stoic Philosophy at RomeReading Seneca: Stoic Philosophy at Rome
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Brad Inwood presents a selection of his most influential essays on the philosophy of Seneca, the...

Plato's Introduction to the Question of JusticePlato's Introduction to the Question of Justice
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Stauffer has opened my eyes anew to Plato. It's a great book that should be read by smart...
Aristotle's First Principles (Clarendon Aristotle Series)Aristotle's First Principles (Clarendon Aristotle Series)
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Exploring Aristotle's philosophical method and the merits of his conclusions, Irwin here shows...
Heraclitus Seminar (SPEP)Heraclitus Seminar (SPEP)
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I would like to suggest that the widest stance that I have encountered reading philosophy shows...
Anaxagoras of Clazomenae: Fragments and Testimonia (Phoenix Presocractic Series)Anaxagoras of Clazomenae: Fragments and Testimonia (Phoenix Presocractic Series)
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Anaxagoras of Clazomenae: Fragments and Testimonia collects all the surviving fragments of the...
Plato's Republic: A StudyPlato's Republic: A Study
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In this book a distinguished philosopher offers a comprehensive interpretation of Plato?s most...

Essays on Aristotle's De Anima (Clarendon Aristotle Series)Essays on Aristotle's De Anima (Clarendon Aristotle Series)
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I read these works for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Soul- De Anima Latin for Greek word...
AristotleAristotle
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Unfortunately I can not be extremely positive about this work of Ross. Still how you will...
The Argument and the Action of Plato's LawsThe Argument and the Action of Plato's Laws
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This commentary works step by step through to move through the text of the Laws, pointing out...
Theatetus (Penguin Classics)Theatetus (Penguin Classics)
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Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the...
The Dialogues of Plato, Volume 3: Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches, Protagoras (The Dialogues of Plato)The Dialogues of Plato, Volume 3: Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches, Protagoras (The Dialogues of Plato)
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R. E. Allen's superb new translations of four Socratic dialogues -- Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches,...

Parmenides of Elea: A text and translation with an introduction (Phoenix Supplementary Volume)Parmenides of Elea: A text and translation with an introduction (Phoenix Supplementary Volume)
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The good: A Greek text and translation for all of Parmenides's "B" fragments. The...
Plato: Statesman. Philebus. Ion. (Loeb Classical Library No. 164)Plato: Statesman. Philebus. Ion. (Loeb Classical Library No. 164)
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Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE . In early manhood an admirer of...
Against Academicians and the TeacherAgainst Academicians and the Teacher
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I am a novice philosopher. I found (like any Augustine work) to be instrumental in my...
Socrates In Love: Philosophy for a Passionate HeartSocrates In Love: Philosophy for a Passionate Heart
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Make no mistake about it, throughout the course of the Socrates Cafe series of encounters,...
Studies in Platonic Political PhilosophyStudies in Platonic Political Philosophy
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The Nietzsche-Beyond Good and Evil essay is worth it alone; absolutely brilliant, finally...

Aristotle the Philosopher (OPUS)Aristotle the Philosopher (OPUS)
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This book is an excellent secondary read. I am reading original text from Aristotle and having...
The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought (The Cambridge History of Political Thought)The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought (The Cambridge History of Political Thought)
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Beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine...
   
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