Philosophy

ISBN: 9781853996719
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
Lucretius' De Reurm Natura went to the very heart of the nature of life and the universe in order to discover the path to happiness, a path that allowed people `to abandon fear of the gods and of death'. This beginner's guide is aimed at those... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415970976
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The modern concept of suicide is very different to the self-killing of the Roman world which had the capacity to be public, rational and deliberate and much less emotional. The fact that the Romans had the propensity to die in `theatrical and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521827096
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Twelve papers, most of which originated at a conference held at Emeroy University in 2000, discuss the influence of Graeco-Roman stoicism on the philosophers of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The emphasis of the collection is on the way in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780691117232
Published by : Princeton University Press
This survey of ancient philosophy comprises a collection of thirteen essays written by John Cooper and published over the last thirty-five years. Several of the essays have been expanded and revised since their original publication. Focusing in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780691117249
Published by : Princeton University Press
This survey of ancient philosophy comprises a collection of thirteen essays written by John Cooper and published over the last thirty-five years. Several of the essays have been expanded and revised since their original publication. Focusing in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788779340985
Published by : Aarhus University Press
The evidence that Asger Ousager cites suggests that Plotinus' philosophy on the Soul had a significant impact during his lifetime (AD 204-70). In this study he presents a detailed look at how Plotinus tackled the question of what an individual ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783110182316
Published by : Walter de Gruyter
During the Roman Imperial period Greek culture underwent a revival, a phenomenon which Philostratus named the Second Sophistic. This phase, which has been relatively ignored by scholars, formed the subject of a conference held in Heidelberg in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783110195361
Published by : Walter de Gruyter
During the Roman Imperial period Greek culture underwent a revival, a phenomenon which Philostratus named the Second Sophistic. This phase, which has been relatively ignored by scholars, formed the subject of a conference held in Heidelberg in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780631222149
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
These fifteen essays introduce and guide the reader through a millennium of ancient philosophy, from its `Presocratic' origins in the Ionian city of Miletus in the early 6th century BC to Justinian's edict in AD 529 which forbade pagan teaching... .... Learn More