Ancient Philosophy

This book provides an introduction to Plato’s work that gives a clear statement of what Plato has to say about the problems of thought and life. In particular, it tells the reader just what Plato says, and makes no attempt to force a system on the Platonic text or to trim Plato’s works to suit conte..

This book provides an introduction to Plato’s work that gives a clear statement of what Plato has to say about the problems of thought and life. In particular, it tells the reader just what Plato says, and makes no attempt to force a system on the Platonic text or to trim Plato’s works to suit conte..

In Plato’s Theaetetus, Socrates is portrayed as a midwife to the intellect, a metaphor for his task as a dialectician as he seeks to help give birth to wisdom. Thus it is that the author refers to Plato as the midwife’s apprentice. This volume represents an attempt to provide a more manageable accou..

In Plato’s Theaetetus, Socrates is portrayed as a midwife to the intellect, a metaphor for his task as a dialectician as he seeks to help give birth to wisdom. Thus it is that the author refers to Plato as the midwife’s apprentice. This volume represents an attempt to provide a more manageable accou..

Plato’s Timaeus was his only cosmological dialogue and for almost thirteen hundred years it provided the basis in the West for educated people’s general view of the natural world. The author provides a translation of this important work, together with the Critias – the source of the legendary tale o..

Plato’s Timaeus was his only cosmological dialogue and for almost thirteen hundred years it provided the basis in the West for educated people’s general view of the natural world. The author provides a translation of this important work, together with the Critias – the source of the legendary tale o..

In this engaging introduction, Eyjólfur K. Emilsson sets out Plotinus’ influence on Western philosophy. Including a chronology, glossary of terms, and suggestions for further reading, Plotinus is an ideal introduction to this major figure in Western philosophy, and is essential reading for students ..

In this book, Majumdar investigates Plotinian emanation, its laws of poiesis and the roles of nature, matter, logos and contemplation. She highlights the subtler details of Plotinus’ cosmology by disentangling conceptual issues about the nature of soul and self and their impact on the process of ge..

In this book, Majumdar investigates Plotinian emanation, its laws of poiesis and the roles of nature, matter, logos and contemplation. She highlights the subtler details of Plotinus’ cosmology by disentangling conceptual issues about the nature of soul and self and their impact on the process of ge..

These essays are devoted to Neoplatonism and especially to Plotinus and Porphyry. They deal with Plotinus' development of the Platonic Forms, and include a lengthy assessment of Porphyry's contribution to the Platonic tradition. Topics covered include the importance of practical ethical activity, Pl..

Politics and Philosophy in Plato's Menexenus provides a persuasive alternative reading Plato's Menexenus, one that contributes in many ways to our understanding of Plato, and specifically to our understanding of his political thought...

In this book, Zilioli relates Protagoras' relativism with modern forms of relativism, in particular the 'robust relativism' of Joseph Margolis. He also gives an integrated account both of the perceptual relativism examined in Plato's Theatetus and the ethical or social relativism presented in the fi..