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  • Pliny's Encyclopedia

    The Reception of the Natural History

    by Aude Doody ...
    The Elder Pliny's Natural History is one of the largest and most extraordinary works to survive from antiquity. It has often been referred to as an encyclopedia, usually without full awareness of what such a characterisation implies. In this book, Dr Doody examines this concept and its applicability to the work, paying far more attention than ever before to the varying ways in which it has been ... Read more

    $109.09 USD

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  • Letters from a Stoic

    Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium

    by Seneca ...
    Translated by Robin Campbell ...
    Illuminating writings by Stoicism's most eloquent advocate, now with a new introduction'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • I Ching

    by Unknown ...
    Translated by James Legge ...
    The I Ching, or Book of Changes, a common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3,000 years, and interest in it has been rapidly spreading in the West. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Augustine

    Conversions to Confessions

    by Robin Lane Fox ...
    "This narrative of the first half of Augustine's life conjures the intellectual and social milieu of the late Roman Empire with a Proustian relish for detail." -- New York TimesIn Augustine, celebrated historian Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine of Hippo on his journey to the writing of his Confessions. Unbaptized, Augustine indulged in a life of lust before finally confessing and converting. Lane ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Ancient Philosophy

    A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 1

    by Anthony Kenny ...
    Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes in which he will unfold a magisterial new history of Western philosophy. Specially written for a broad popular readership, but serious and deep enough to offer a genuine understanding of the great philosophers, Kenny's lucid ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan

    A Philosophical Tale

    by Ibn Tufayl, Lenn Evan Goodman ...
    Translated by Lenn Evan Goodman ...
    The Arabic philosophical fable Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185), the Andalusian philosopher, tells of a child raised by a doe on an equatorial island who grows up to discover the truth about the world and his own place in it, unaided—but also unimpeded—by society, language, or tradition. Hayy’s discoveries about God, nature, and man challenge the ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • On Dreams (Illustrated Edition)

    by Aristotle ...
    Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, and Socrates is credited with devising the Socratic Method as a way to argue and debate points rationally. Still, Aristotle was very much his ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Socrates

    Ironist and Moral Philosopher

    by Gregory Vlastos ...
    This long-awaited study of the most enigmatic figure of Greek philosophy reclaims Socrates' ground-breaking originality. Written by a leading historian of Greek thought, it argues for a Socrates who, though long overshadowed by his successors Plato and Aristotle, marked the true turning point in Greek philosophy, religion and ethics. The quest for the historical figure focuses on the Socrates of ... Read more

    $51.69 USD

  • Ancient Chinese Emperors and How They Ruled-Children's Ancient History Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    History textbooks really do look and sound boring. This ancient history book is not one of them. Featuring the ancient Chinese Emperors and how they ruled, this book aims to present the stories in the most interesting way possible to keep your kids’ enthusiasm. Check it out here and buy your own copy. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Seneca

    Edited by Shadi Bartsch, Alessandro Schiesaro ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca dramatically influenced the progression of Western thought. His works have had an unparalleled impact on the development of ethical theory, shaping a code of behavior for dealing with tyranny in his own age that endures today. This Companion thoroughly examines the complete Senecan corpus, with special emphasis on the aspects of ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • The Concept of Presocratic Philosophy

    Its Origin, Development, and Significance

    by André Laks ...
    Translated by Glenn W. Most ...
    "A work of remarkable subtlety and depth of thought . . . provocative . . . powerful. . . . compels us to be more reflective about the Presocratic period" —John Palmer, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewWhen we talk about Presocratic philosophy, we are speaking about the origins of Greek philosophy and Western rationality itself. But what exactly does it mean to talk about "Presocratic philosophy" in the ... Read more

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  • On the Art of Poetry & The Categories

    by Aristotle ...
    Aristotle uses logic to observe the art of poetry and give it credibility in society as an art form. Using many poetic references from his own day he masterfully defends the use of poetic voice and also gives the thinking behind it and what kind of creative genius it is. He next argues and defends the use of categories in human thinking. He shows that putting labels on the wonders around us help ... Read more

    $0.72 USD