Western Philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

This book is a feminist analysis of Greek myth and tragedy that reimagines the structures of Freudian theory. The objective of this analysis is pol...

Explore the nature of love in this charming new translation of selections from Platos great dramatic work, the SymposiumWhat is love? In poetry, so...

A delicious feast of ancient Greek and Roman writings on living well by eating well Today, were stuffed with dietary recommendations from every dir...

This is the first new critical edition of De beneficiis in almost 100 years, based on a fresh examination of the extant archetype (N) and on more e...

Ist Natur eine Norm der Praxis? Mit anderen Worten gefragt: Weist seine Natur dem Menschen einen Weg zum rechten gar zu einem gebotenen Handeln? ...

This book explores the imaginative processes at work in the artefacts of Classical Athens. When ancient Athenians strove to grasp justice or war or...

In this volume, leading scholars explore aspects of Renaissance Aristotelianism in the overlooked region of Southeast Europe. Uncovering forgotten ...

In this volume, leading scholars explore aspects of Renaissance Aristotelianism in the overlooked region of Southeast Europe. Uncovering forgotten ...

This book is a contribution to the philosophical discourse on education.Education is considered a tool of philosophy. Education (paideia) and polit...

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial leng...

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial leng...

This volume describes the meteorology of the Stoic philosopher Posidonius from the existing fragments, and discusses his relation to earlier thinke...

This essential reference text on the life, thought and writings of Plato uses over 160 short, accessible articles to cover a complete range of topi...

Reframing Aristotles natural philosophy, this wide-ranging collection of essays reveals the centrality of magic to his thinking. From late medieval...

This fresh, comprehensive study of ancient Greek atheism aims to dismantle the current consensus that atheism was unthinkable in ancient Greece, de...

Research on self-control in both philosophy and psychology is thriving. Yet despite a wealth of recent philosophical work on the exercise of self-c...

This Element will provide an essential tracing of selected Greek views of the afterlife which engage in dynamic tension with the Christian understa...

This Element will provide an essential tracing of selected Greek views of the afterlife which engage in dynamic tension with the Christian understa...

From philosopher Agnes Callard, one of todays leading public intellectuals, comes a new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, his work, and his un...

Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous f...

Clemency plays an important role among Livys concepts of value. This work offers a wide-ranging analysis of this virtue, in order to highlight its...

Ciceros De officiis, geschrieben 44 v. Chr., gehört zu den anerkannten Klassikern der Philosophie, ist aber in seinen philosophischen Dimensionen u...

Themistios, a recognised philosopher of his time, is regarded as one of the most successful eulogists of the 4th century AD. For a long time, the r...

Specifically focusing on the relationship between the Eudemian and the Nicomachean Ethics, this collection of essays studies major themes from Aris...