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  • Plato

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Julia Annas ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This lively and accessible 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. This is not a book to leave the reader standing in the outer court of introduction and background information, but leads directly into Plato's argument. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

    by Julia Annas ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Morality of Happiness

    by Julia Annas ...
    Ancient ethical theories, based on the notions of virtue and happiness, have struck many as an attractive alternative to modern theories. But we cannot find out whether this is true until we understand ancient ethics--and to do this we need to examine the basic structure of ancient ethical theory, not just the details of one or two theories. In this book, Annas brings together the results of a ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • A Voice from the South

    by Anna Julia Cooper ...
    A Voice from the South was published in 1892 by Anna Julia Cooper, an educator who was one of the first two African-American women to be awarded a master's degree. Since then it has been recognized as one of the first works of Black feminist theory.Setting forth a perspective that would be described as "intersectional" in contemporary terms, Cooper explores her own lived experience as an educated ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Cicero: On Moral Ends

    by Marcus Tullius Cicero ...
    Translated by Raphael Woolf ...
    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
    This 2001 translation makes one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy available to modern readers. Cicero is increasingly being appreciated as an intelligent and well-educated amateur philosopher, and in this work he presents the major ethical theories of his time in a way designed to get the reader philosophically engaged in the important debates. Raphael Woolf's translation does ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

  • Virtue and Law in Plato and Beyond

    by Julia Annas ...
    Julia Annas presents a study of Plato's account of the relation of virtue to law: how it developed from the Republic to the Laws, and how his ideas were taken up by Cicero and by Philo of Alexandria. Annas shows that, rather than rejecting the approach to an ideal society in the Republic (as generally thought), Plato is in both dialogues concerned with the relation of virtue to law, and obedience ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Ancient Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Julia Annas ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its approach of lively discussion and argument. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cicero's De Finibus

    Philosophical Approaches

    Edited by Julia Annas, Gábor Betegh ...
    Cicero is increasingly recognised as a highly intelligent contributor to the ongoing ethical debates between Epicureans, Stoics and other schools. In this work on the fundamentals of ethics his learning as a scholar, his skill as a lawyer and his own passion for the truth result in a work which dazzles us in its presentation of the debates and at the same time exhibits the detachment of the ... Read more

    $109.09 USD

  • A Voice from the South

    by Anna Julia Cooper ...
    First published in 1892, ‘A Voice from the South’ is a collection of essays focuses on racial progress and women’s rights by Anna Julia Cooper, an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, and one of the most distinguished African-American scholars in United States history. Born into slavery, she was the fourth African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree, ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Virtue and Action

    Selected Papers

    by Rosalind Hursthouse ...
    This volume brings together a selection of Rosalind Hursthouse's essays on Aristotle, virtue ethics, and social philosophy. These articles provide valuable context and clarification for much of her more famous work while drawing attention to new avenues of philosophical investigation that Hursthouse pursued. Hursthouse's work played an integral role in establishing virtue ethics as a distinctive ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • Developing the Virtues

    Integrating Perspectives

    Edited by Julia Annas, Darcia Narvaez, Nancy E. Snow ...
    Ethicists and psychologists have become increasingly interested in the development of virtue in recent years, approaching the topic from the perspectives of virtue ethics and developmental psychology respectively. Such interest in virtue development has spread beyond academia, as teachers and parents have increasingly striven to cultivate virtue as part of education and child-rearing. Looking at ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • Aristotle's Ethics

    Critical Essays

    by J L. Ackrill, Julia Annas, M F. Burnyeat, John M. Cooper, Marcia L. Homiak, Rosalind Hursthouse, T H. Irwin, L A. Kosman, Richard Kraut, John McDowell, Alfred R. Mele, Martha C. Nussbaum ...
    Series series Critical Essays on the Classics Series
    The ethics of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), and virtue ethics in general, have seen a resurgence of interest over the past few decades. No longer do utilitarianism and Kantian ethics on their own dominate the moral landscape. In addition, Aristotelian themes fill out that landscape, with such issues as the importance of friendship and emotions in a good life, the role of moral perception in wise ... Read more

    $64.79 USD