Western Philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

This book provides a comparative study of the accounts of the relationship between essence and existence, which are provided by Sadra and Hegel res...

Building upon the idea that our current environmental question arises from the history of metaphysicswhich privileged thought about Being (or ontol...

We still pay homage to one of the most relevant philosophies ever devised when we call someone stoic for the way they handle the challenges in thei...

This definitive biography shows that Aristotle's philosophy is best understood on the basis of a firm knowledge of his life and of the school he fo...

People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. Gazing upon someone - or oneself - was tr...

According to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing t...

Even those already familiar with Aristotle may be surprised to learn that discussions of theological topics can be found in so many of his works. R...

?Happiness is not a comfortable state of well-being, but an energetic and carefully considered endeavour to lead a rich and meaningful life. Fe...

How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter todayThe study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western ...

In God as Reason: Essays in Philosophical Theology, Vittorio Hösle presents a systematic exploration of the relation between theology and philosoph...

Ciceros Practical Philosophy marks a revival over the last two generations of serious scholarly interest in Ciceros political thought. Its nine ori...

Augustine and the Cure of Souls situates Augustine within the ancient philosophical tradition of using words to order emotions. Paul Kolbet uncover...

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for un...

This new translation of Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics, noteworthy for its consistency and accuracy, is the latest addition to the New Hackett Aristot...

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for un...

Plotinus Treatise V.1 comes closer than any other to providing an outline of his entire spiritual and metaphysical system, and as such it may serve...