Western Philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a suc...

The remarkable story of how Greek-speaking writers and thinkers sustained and developed the intellectual legacy of Classical Greece under the rule ...

In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated wi...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

This book explores central philosophical questions in Christian theology and doctrine through the perspectives of three of the most influential Chr...

'It's you who are the dogs...'

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

Julia Annas presents a study of Plato's account of the relation of virtue to law: how it developed from the Republic to the Laws, and how his ideas...

Nicholas D. Smith presents an original interpretation of the Republic, considering it to be a book about knowledge and education. Over the course o...

After centuries of neglect there is renewed interest in the life and works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca (or Seneca the Younger, c 4 BCE-65 CE). At one ...

Aristotle on the Sources of the Ethical Life challenges the common belief that Aristotle's ethics is founded on an appeal to human nature, an appea...

Plato is a philosophical writer of unusual and ingenious versatility. His works engage in argument but are also full of allegory, imagery, myth, pa...

Sôphrosunê (self-discipline) is the often-forgotten sibling of justice, wisdom, courage, and piety in discussions of canonical Greek virtues. Chris...

Epictetus (c. 50-c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He believed that philosophy should be a way of life and not just a theoretical study. In...

Three centuries ago, Voltaire published his Dictionnaire philosophique, taking in such idiosyncratic topics as adultery, mountains, nakedness, and ...

A rigorous investigation of Socrates' early education, pinpointing the thought that led Socrates to turn from natural science to the study of moral...

Words of wisdom and advice for leading a good life have long been part of society, handed down from one generation to the next. Plenty of these ...

'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your ...

'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle'Knowing yourself is the mark of all wisdom''You will never do any...