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Ancient philosophy : a very short introduction /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Annas, Julia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2000]
Colección:Very short introductions ; 26.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Preface; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 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?); Timeline; Further Reading; Notes; Index.