Meet the philosophers of ancient Greece : everything you always wanted to know about ancient Greek philosophy but didn't know who to ask / edited by Patricia F. O'Grady.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Grady, Patricia F.

Credo Reference (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Philosophy--History.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ancient Greece was the cradle of philosophy in the Western tradition. Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece brings the thoughts and lives of the pioneers of Western philosophy down from their sometimes remote heights and introduces them to a modern audience. Comprising seventy essays, written by internationally distinguished scholars in a lively and accessible style, this book presents the values, ideas, wisdom and arguments of the most significant thinkers from the world of ancient Greece. Commencing with Thales of Miletus and continuing to the end of the Ancient Period of philosophy by way of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes, Epictetus this book explores the major contributions of each philosopher as well as looking at archaeological and historical sites where they lived, worked and thought. This book is an outstanding introduction to the world of the philosophers of Ancient Greece.

Contents:

Introductory essays

The precursors of philosophy

The Presocratics and Socrates

The classical period

The Hellenistic philosophers

The Roman period

Archaeological sites.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-91841-9

1-351-91840-0

1-315-24922-7

1-84972-813-5

1-282-94838-5

9786612948381

1-4094-2320-4

9781315249223

OCLC:

710016700