Philosophy
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Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed [Hardback]
William O. Stephens (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9781441125613
Published by : Continuum International Pub.
A concise introduction to the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. William O. Stephens lucidly sketches Marcus Aurelius' upbringing, family relations, rise to the throne, military campaigns, and legacy, situating his philosophy amidst his life and ti... .... Learn More -
Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed [Paperback]
William O. Stephens (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781441108104
Published by : Continuum International Pub.
A concise introduction to the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. William O. Stephens lucidly sketches Marcus Aurelius' upbringing, family relations, rise to the throne, military campaigns, and legacy, situating his philosophy amidst his life and ti... .... Learn More -
The Social World of Intellectuals in the Roman Empire [Hardback]
Kendra Eshleman (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781107026384
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book examines the role of social networks in the formation of identity among sophists, philosophers and Christians in the early Roman Empire. From clashes over admission to classrooms and communion to construction of the grou... .... Learn More -
Seneca and the Idea of Tragedy [Hardback]
Gregory A. Staley (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780195387438
Published by : Oxford University Press
This volume examines Seneca's conception of the theory of tragedy, arguing that in this he consciously followed Aristotle's poetics, not, as is conventionally argued, Plato's. It investigates Seneca's role as a Stoic philosopher in shaping his ... .... Learn More -
Seneca: De Clementia [Hardback]
Susanna Morton Braund (Author)
£87.00ISBN: 9780199240364
Published by : Oxford University Press
This is a real labour of love, an enormously detailed commentary on Seneca's famous work, along with text and translation. The De Clementia is addressed to Nero on his accesssion, and advises the new emperor that showing mercy is preferable to... .... Learn More -
Seneca: De Clementia [Paperback]
Susanna Morton Braund (Author)
£27.50ISBN: 9780199607808
Published by : Oxford University Press
This is a real labour of love, an enormously detailed commentary on Seneca's famous work, along with text and translation. The De Clementia is addressed to Nero on his accesssion, and advises the new emperor that showing mercy is preferable to... .... Learn More -
Seneca and the Self [Hardback]
Shadi Bartsch (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9780521888387
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This new collection of essays by well-known scholars of Seneca focuses on the multifaceted ways in which Seneca, as philosopher, politician, poet and Roman senator, engaged with the question of ethical selfhood. The contributors explore the mai... .... Learn More -
Cambridge Companion to Boethius [Hardback]
John Marenbon (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9780521872669
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Boethius (c.480c.525/6), though a Christian, worked in the tradition of the Neoplatonic schools, with their strong interest in Aristotelian logic and Platonic metaphysics. He is best known for his Consolation of Philosophy, which he wrote in pr... .... Learn More -
Cambridge Companion to Boethius [Paperback]
John Marenbon (Author)
£18.99ISBN: 9780521694254
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Boethius (c.480c.525/6), though a Christian, worked in the tradition of the Neoplatonic schools, with their strong interest in Aristotelian logic and Platonic metaphysics. He is best known for his Consolation of Philosophy, which he wrote in pr... .... Learn More -
Seneca [Hardback]
John G Fitch (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780199282081
Published by : Oxford University Press
Seneca was a man of many facets: statesman, dramatist, philosopher, prose stylist. His life was marked by extremes of fortune - extremes that are reflected in much of his writing, and in the vicissitudes of his reputation in later centuries. Th... .... Learn More