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Ancient philosophy : a very short introduction / Julia Annas.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 26Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000Description: 133 p. : ill. ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780192853578 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Ancient philosophy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 180 ANN 23 008998
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Contents:
1. Humans and beasts: understanding ourselves 2. Why do we read Plato's Republic? 3. The happy life, ancient and modern 4. Reason, knowledge and scepticism 5. Logic and reality 6. When did it all begin? (and what is it anyway?).
Summary: "The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to get them to engage with the ancient developments of philosophical themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book aims to give readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Humans and beasts: understanding ourselves
2. Why do we read Plato's Republic?
3. The happy life, ancient and modern
4. Reason, knowledge and scepticism
5. Logic and reality
6. When did it all begin? (and what is it anyway?).

"The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to get them to engage with the ancient developments of philosophical themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book aims to give readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles."--BOOK JACKET.

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