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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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Power & the People: Five Lessons from the Birthplace of Democracy
Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, it's rich with lessons for our own times. Why did vital civil engagement...
Strategies of Argument: Essays in Ancient Ethics, Epistemology, [...]
This volume features fifteen new papers by an international group of scholars in ancient philosophy, with a particular focus on new work in ancient Greek and Roman ethics, epistemology, logic,...
The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens
A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking.The Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at...
Of Myth, Life, and War in Plato's Republic
Although Plato's Republic is perhaps the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy, Claudia Baracchi finds that the work remains obscure and enigmatic. To fully understand and appreciate...
Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life
Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and explores its intimate connections with his discussions of value and human psychology. Russell offers a fresh perspective on how...
Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy
Author: Martin Kavka (Florida State University)Format: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 550g, 256 pagesPublished: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, 2004Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy contests the ancient opposition between...
Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life
Author: Daniel Russell (Wichita State University, Kansas)Format: Hardback, 163mm x 242mm, 585g, 284 pagesPublished: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2005Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and...
Republic (Collins Classics)
Author: PlatoFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 280g, 432 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2021HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Plato's The Republic has influenced...
Reasons Not to Worry: How to be Stoic in chaotic times
Author: Brigid DelaneyFormat: Hardback, 134mm x 200mm, 345g, 304 pagesPublished: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, 2023Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue,...
Power & the People: Five Lessons from the Birthplace of Democracy
Author: Alev Scott Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, it's rich with lessons...
Reasons Not to Worry: How to be Stoic in chaotic times
Author: Brigid Delaney Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge...
Pocket Philosophy: Epictetus' Raven
Author: Alice Briere-Haquet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Epictetus (c. 50-c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He believed that philosophy should be a way of life and...
How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Author: Seneca Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 A vibrant new translation of Seneca's 'On the Shortness of Life', a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Who...
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher
Author: John Sellars Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach...
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science
Author: Carlo Rovelli Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography,...
Juno's Aeneid: A Battle for Heroic Identity
Author: Joseph Farrell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A major new interpretation of Vergil's epic poem as a struggle between two incompatible versions of the Homeric heroThis compelling book...
The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love and Raising Great Kids
Author: Ryan Holiday Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'Make this book a morning ritual.' - Matthew McConaughey 'A simple way to ground us, to force a reflection on the...