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  • The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics

    Edited by Christopher Bobonich ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
    The field of ancient Greek ethics is increasingly emerging as a major branch of philosophical enquiry, and students and scholars of ancient philosophy will find this Companion to be a rich and invaluable guide to the themes and movements which characterised the discipline from the Pre-Socratics to the Neo-Platonists. Several chapters are dedicated to the central figures of Plato and Aristotle, and ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Plato's 'Laws'

    A Critical Guide

    Edited by Christopher Bobonich ...
    Series series Cambridge Critical Guides
    Long understudied, Plato's Laws has been the object of renewed attention in the past decade and is now considered to be his major work of political philosophy besides the Republic. In his last dialogue, Plato returns to the project of describing the foundation of a just city and sketches in considerable detail its constitution, laws and other social institutions. Written by leading Platonists, the ... Read more

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    A Very Short Introduction

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    The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient Greek models. Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek, the polis, from which we derive 'politics'. It is above all this feature ... Read more

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  • The Politics

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    The Politics is one of the most influential texts in the history of political thought, and it raises issues which still confront anyone who wants to think seriously about the ways in which human societies are organized and governed. The work of one of the world's greatest philosophers, it draws on Aristotle's own great knowledge of the political and constitutional affairs of the Greek cities. By ... Read more

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  • On Horsemanship

    by Xenophon ...
    Series series Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
    On horsemanship deals with the selection, care, and training of horses in general. Military training and the duties of the cavalry commander are dealt with in the Hipparchicus. Written in about 350 BC, the treatises of Xenophon were considered the earliest extant works on horsemanship in any literature. ... Read more

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  • The Sayings of Confucius

    Enriched edition. Timeless Wisdom: Reflections on Virtue, Harmony, and Ethical Conduct

    Translated by Leonard Arthur Lyall ...
    In "The Sayings of Confucius," also known as the "Analects," the philosopher presents a collection of aphorisms and dialogues that encapsulate the essence of his ethical teachings and views on governance, morality, and personal conduct. Written in a succinct and often playful style, these sayings reflect the Confucian emphasis on virtue ethics and the importance of propriety (li) and humaneness ... Read more

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  • The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

    by eBooksLib ...
    Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. Are these the only works of Providence in us? What words suffice to praise or set them forth? Had we but understanding, should we ever cease hymning and blessing the Divine Power, both openly and in secret, and telling of His gracious gifts? Whether digging or ploughing or eating, should we not sing the hymn to God: � ... Read more

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  • Promise of the Eternal Covenant

    God's Profound Providence as Revealed in the Genealogy of Jesus Christ (Postexilic Period) Book 5

    by Abraham Park ...
    Series Book 5 - History Of Redemption
    Following his remarkable exegesis on the first and second periods of Jesus' genealogy, the best-selling author, in the fifth installment of The History of Redemption series, covers the third and final period, which spans the fourteen generations from the Babylonian exile to Jesus Christ. The Promise of the Eternal Covenant sheds light upon the labyrinth-like history of the 600 years before Jesus' ... Read more

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  • Gorgias

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Walter Hamilton ...
    Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office.Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Should individuals be motivated by a desire for personal power and prestige, or ... Read more

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  • Roman Philosophy and the Good Life

    A practical people not prone to be lured to philosophical abstraction for its own sake, the Romans looked toward philosophy for guidance on how to live. Though wary of Greek philosophy, the Romans would come to see the need for philosophies such as Stoicism, Epicureanism, Platonism, and Aristotelianism to point the way to leading the good life. With the help of these philosophies, they attempted ... Read more

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  • Theaetetus

    Translated by John McDowell ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'What exactly is knowledge?' The Theaetetus is a seminal text in the philosophy of knowledge, and is acknowledged as one of Plato's finest works. Cast as a conversation between Socrates and a clever but modest student, Theaetetus, it explores one of the key issues in philosophy: what is knowledge? Though no definite answer is reached, the discussion is penetrating and wide-ranging, covering the ... Read more

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  • Essays on the Christian Worldview and Others Political, Literary, and Philosophical

    This collection of essays and thoughts covers such areas as basic Christian thought, which includes traditional family morality and a great concern for alleviating poverty and promoting social justice, political thought comparing the need for a system which includes both socialist and capitalist elements, and the need for values in our society, which has come to emphasize money, power, and greed ... Read more

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