Ancient concepts of philosophy / William Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Robert William.

Series:

Issues in ancient philosophy.

Issues in ancient philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Methodology--History.

Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout this book, the work of the ancients is set in the context of the most recent thinking about the nature and value of philosophy. It shows that there is much to be learnt from the ancient philosophers' views of the life of a philosopher.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; REFERENCES TO ANCIENT TEXTS; INTRODUCTION: PHILOSOPHY ANCIENT AND MODERN; 1 THE PRESOCRATIC PHILOSOPHERS: THE FIRST PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTS; 2 SOCRATES: A METHOD OF DOUBT; 3 PLATO: THE LIFE OF PHILOSOPHY; 4 ARISTOTLE: PHILOSOPHY, METHOD, BEING AND THE GOOD LIFE; 5 THE HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHERS: PHILOSOPHY, NATURE AND THERAPY; CONCLUSION: THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-87839-7

1-134-87840-0

1-280-14409-2

0-203-97943-5

9780203979433

OCLC:

475946250