Ancient Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary

Part of The Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series, this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid.

• Focuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists
• Brings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others
• Is broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison
• The readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors

Author: Nick Smith
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/01/2008
Series: Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781405135634