Ancient Philosophy A Very Short Introduction

Author : Julia Annas
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0192853570
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Julia Annas and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000-10-12 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents fundamental philosophical questions as posed by ancient philosophers, comparing and contrasting modern differences in approach and perspective.

Author : Julia Annas
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780192802163
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato written by Julia Annas and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It includes a brief account of Plato's life.

Author : Catherine Osborne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192840940
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Presocratic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Catherine Osborne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-22 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and thematic treatment of early Greek philosophy, this work discusses the invention of western philosophy - the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe.

Author : Christopher Taylor
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191540390
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socrates: A Very Short Introduction written by Christopher Taylor and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-10-12 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy. It is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have bee unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues. In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life - a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity permeated every detail of his life, even in the face of betrayal and execution by his fellow Athenians. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : C. C. W. Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198835981
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socrates written by C. C. W. Taylor and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life.

Author : Simon Critchley
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191578320
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Simon Critchley and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Critchley's Very Short Introduction shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the Continental tradition. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Edward Craig
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191500747
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Edward Craig and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of doing philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Brad Inwood
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191090301
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction written by Brad Inwood and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stoicism is two things: a long past philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and an enduring philosophical movement that still inspires people in the twenty-first century to re-think and re-organize their lives in order to achieve personal satisfaction. What is the connection between them? This Very Short Introduction provides an introductory account of Stoic philosophy, and tells the story of how ancient Stoicism survived and evolved into the movement we see today. Exploring the roots of the school in the philosophy of fourth century BCE Greece, Brad Inwood examines its basic history and doctrines and its relationship to the thought of Plato, Aristotle and his successors, and the Epicureans. Sketching the history of the school's reception in the western tradition, he argues that, despite the differences between ancient and contemporary Stoics, there is a common core of philosophical insight that unites the modern version not just to Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius but also to the school's original founders, Zeno, Cleanthes, and Chrysippus. Inwood concludes by considering the place of Stoicism in modern life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Edward Craig
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0192854216
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Edward Craig and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how philosophers including Plato, Descartes, Hobbes, Darwin, and de Beauvoir responded to real life situations, and how their responses continue to influence people today.

Author : Julia Annas
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Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Philosophy written by Julia Annas and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: