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misReading Plato - Continental and Psychoanalytic Glimpses Beyond the Mask (Hardcover): Matthew Clemente, Bryan Cocchiara,... misReading Plato - Continental and Psychoanalytic Glimpses Beyond the Mask (Hardcover)
Matthew Clemente, Bryan Cocchiara, William Hendel
R3,929 Discovery Miles 39 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Offers nuanced, non-traditional readings of Plato * Builds upon the dialogues by bringing them into conversation with psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and contemporary Continental thought more broadly * Addresses a major gap in the literature, one which has been perpetuated down through the centuries; a gap caused by reading Plato as a metaphysician or moral or political philosopher and not, primarily, as a psychologist, a doctor of the human soul

Gorgias's Thought - An Epistemological Reading (Hardcover): Erminia Di Iulio Gorgias's Thought - An Epistemological Reading (Hardcover)
Erminia Di Iulio
R4,055 Discovery Miles 40 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first English monograph entirely devoted to a theoretical investigation of Gorgias' epistemological thought

Thales the Measurer (Hardcover): Livio Rossetti Thales the Measurer (Hardcover)
Livio Rossetti
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers the latest research on this topic.

Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics (Paperback): Angela Curran Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics (Paperback)
Angela Curran
R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Aristotle's Poetics is the first philosophical account of an art form and the foundational text in aesthetics. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics is an accessible guide to this often dense and cryptic work. Angela Curran introduces and assesses: Aristotle's life and the background to the Poetics the ideas and text of the Poetics the continuing importance of Aristotle's work to philosophy today.

The Renaissance of Plotinus - The Soul and Human Nature in Marsilio Ficino's Commentary on the Enneads (Paperback): Anna... The Renaissance of Plotinus - The Soul and Human Nature in Marsilio Ficino's Commentary on the Enneads (Paperback)
Anna Corrias
R1,236 Discovery Miles 12 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Plotinus (204/5-270 C.E.) is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. However, during the Middle Ages he was almost unknown. None of the treatises constituting his Enneads were translated, and ancient translations were lost. Although scholars had indirect access to his philosophy through the works of Proclus, St. Augustine, and Macrobius, among others, it was not until 1492 with the publication of the first Latin translation of the Enneads by the humanist philosopher Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) that Plotinus was reborn to the Western world. Ficino's translation was accompanied by a long commentary in which he examined the close relationship between metaphysics and anthropology that informed Plotinus's philosophy. Focusing on Ficino's interpretation of Plotinus's view of the soul and of human nature, this book excavates a fundamental chapter in the history of Platonic scholarship, one which was to inform later readings of the Enneads up until the nineteenth century. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the history of Western philosophy, intellectual history, and book history.

The Open Society and Its Enemies (Paperback): Karl R. Popper The Open Society and Its Enemies (Paperback)
Karl R. Popper
R751 R614 Discovery Miles 6 140 Save R137 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth century One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. An immediate sensation when it was first published, Karl Popper's monumental achievement has attained legendary status on both the Left and Right. Tracing the roots of an authoritarian tradition represented by Plato, Marx, and Hegel, Popper argues that the spirit of free, critical inquiry that governs scientific investigation should also apply to politics. In a new foreword, George Soros, who was a student of Popper, describes the "revelation" of first reading the book and how it helped inspire his philanthropic Open Society Foundations.

Symposium (Paperback, New edition): Plato Symposium (Paperback, New edition)
Plato; Edited by Avi Sharon
R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Symposium is Plato's dramatic masterpiece, his most perfect work and arguably his most seminal dialogue. Its influence on the minds of Europe, from Plotinus to Proust, is everywhere in evidence. Yet today when we talk of Platonic love we are not near Plato's conception. This translation aims to recover the sense of Plato's original idea.

Lucretius, the Nature of the Universe - A Translation of de Rerum Natura (Paperback): Titus Lucretius Carus Lucretius, the Nature of the Universe - A Translation of de Rerum Natura (Paperback)
Titus Lucretius Carus
R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy - Re-thinking Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy (Hardcover): William D. Bishop Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy - Re-thinking Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy (Hardcover)
William D. Bishop
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The modern global economy and discipline of economics place mathematical calculation above human concern. However, a re-reading of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy can positively highlight the contrast in values and spirit of the early medieval European world with our own scientific age. This book discusses the historical and cultural contexts that influenced Boethius' writing and explores how Consolation offers a radically different understanding of economic concepts: wealth from inner happiness and virtues, poverty from hoarding outer possessions, self-sufficiency in the greater whole, enlightenment through misfortune, and development as fruition from the Good. These economic considerations resonate with a range of heterodox economic perspectives, such as Ecological and Buddhist Economics. The fundamental revaluations gained through Boethius pose a critique of mainstream neoclassical and neoliberal economics: to consumerism, avarice, growth and technology fetishism, and market rationality. These economic foundations resonate into a time when global crises raise the question of fundamental human priorities, offering alternatives to an ever-expanding industrial market economy designed for profit, and helping to avoid irrevocable socio-ecological disasters. The issues raised and questioned in this book will be of significant interest to readers with concern for pluralist approaches to economics, philosophy, classics, ancient history and theology.

Plato's Timaeus and the Biblical Creation Accounts - Cosmic Monotheism and Terrestrial Polytheism in the Primordial... Plato's Timaeus and the Biblical Creation Accounts - Cosmic Monotheism and Terrestrial Polytheism in the Primordial History (Hardcover)
Russell E. Gmirkin
R4,082 Discovery Miles 40 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first to systematically compare biblical, Ancient Near Eastern and Greek creation accounts and to show that Genesis 1-3 is heavily indebted to Plato's Timaeus and other cosmogonies by Greek natural philosophers.

Seneca's Letters from a Stoic (Paperback): Lucius Seneca Seneca's Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
Lucius Seneca
R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Works of Archimedes: Volume 2, On Spirals - Translation and Commentary (Hardcover): Archimedes The Works of Archimedes: Volume 2, On Spirals - Translation and Commentary (Hardcover)
Archimedes; Edited by Reviel Netz
R2,899 Discovery Miles 28 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the second volume of the first fully-fledged English translation of the works of Archimedes - antiquity's greatest scientist and one of the most important scientific figures in history. It covers On Spirals and is based on a reconsideration of the Greek text and diagrams, now made possible through new discoveries from the Archimedes Palimpsest. On Spirals is one of Archimedes' most dazzling geometrical tours de force, suggesting a manner of 'squaring the circle' and, along the way, introducing the attractive geometrical object of the spiral. The form of argument, no less than the results themselves, is striking, and Reviel Netz contributes extensive and insightful comments that focus on Archimedes' scientific style, making this volume indispensable for scholars of classics and the history of science, and of great interest for the scientists and mathematicians of today.

Changing the Subject - Philosophy from Socrates to Adorno (Paperback): Raymond Geuss Changing the Subject - Philosophy from Socrates to Adorno (Paperback)
Raymond Geuss
R674 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R171 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"A history of philosophy in twelve thinkers...The whole performance combines polyglot philological rigor with supple intellectual sympathy, and it is all presented...in a spirit of fun...This bracing and approachable book [shows] that there is life in philosophy yet." -Times Literary Supplement "Exceptionally engaging...Geuss has a remarkable knack for putting even familiar thinkers in a new light." -Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "Geuss is something like the consummate teacher, his analyses navigable and crystal, his guidance on point." -Doug Phillips, Key Reporter Raymond Geuss explores the ideas of twelve philosophers who broke dramatically with prevailing wisdom, from Socrates and Plato in the ancient world to Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Adorno. The result is a striking account of some of the most innovative thinkers in Western history and an indirect manifesto for how to pursue philosophy today. Geuss cautions that philosophers' attempts to break from convention do not necessarily make the world a better place. Montaigne's ideas may have been benign, but the fate of those of Hobbes, Hegel, and Nietzsche has been more varied. Yet in the act of provoking people to think differently, philosophers remind us that we are not fated to live within the systems of thought we inherit.

Sleep and Dreams in Early Greek Thought - Presocratic and Hippocratic Approaches (Hardcover): Stephanie Holton Sleep and Dreams in Early Greek Thought - Presocratic and Hippocratic Approaches (Hardcover)
Stephanie Holton
R4,065 Discovery Miles 40 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It explores how the Presocratic natural philosophers and early Hippocratic medical writers developed theories which drew from wider investigations into physiology and psychology, the natural world and the self, while also engaging with wider literary depictions and established cultural beliefs. attention is devoted from the outset to sleep and dreams in Homer and the mythic tradition, as well as to depictions across lyric, drama and historiography.

Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future (Hardcover): Andre Grahle, Natasha McKeever, Joe Saunders Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future (Hardcover)
Andre Grahle, Natasha McKeever, Joe Saunders
R3,924 Discovery Miles 39 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume features original essays on the philosophy of love. The essays are organized thematically around the past, present, and future of philosophical thinking about love. In Part I, the contributors explore what we can learn from the history of philosophical thinking about love. The chapters cover Ancient Greek thinkers, namely Plato and Aristotle, as well as Kierkegaard's critique of preferential love and Erich Fromm's mystic interpretation of sexual relations. Part II covers current conceptions and practices of love. These chapters explore how love changes over time, the process of falling in love, the erotic dimension of romantic love, and a new interpretation of grand-parental love. Finally, Part III looks at the future of love. These chapters address technological developments related to love, such as algorithm-driven dating apps and robotic companions, as well as the potential of polyamory as a future romantic ideal. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in moral philosophy and social and political philosophy who are working on issues related to the philosophy of love.

Meditations (Hardcover): Marcus Aurelius Meditations (Hardcover)
Marcus Aurelius
R398 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Discourse of Kingship in Classical Greece (Paperback): Carol Atack The Discourse of Kingship in Classical Greece (Paperback)
Carol Atack
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines how ancient authors explored ideas of kingship as a political role fundamental to the construction of civic unity, the use of kingship stories to explain the past and present unity of the polis and the distinctive function or status attributed to kings in such accounts. It explores the notion of kingship offered by historians such as Herodotus, as well as dramatists writing for the Athenian stage, paying particular attention to dramatic depictions of the unique capabilities of Theseus in uniting the city in the figure of the 'democratic king'. It also discusses kingship in Greek philosophy: the Socratics' identification of an 'art of kingship', and Xenophon and Isocrates' model of 'virtue monarchy'. In turn, these allow a rereading of explorations of kingship and excellence in Plato's later political thought, seen as a critique of these models, and also in Aristotle's account of total kingship or pambasileia, treated here as a counterfactual device developed to explore the epistemic benefits of democracy. This book offers a fascinating insight into the institution of monarchy in classical Greek thought and society, both for those working on Greek philosophy and politics, and also for students of the history of political thought.

Russia's Plato - Plato and the Platonic tradition in Russian education, science and ideology (1840-1930) (Paperback):... Russia's Plato - Plato and the Platonic tradition in Russian education, science and ideology (1840-1930) (Paperback)
Frances Nethercott
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title was first published in 2000. This work identifies the differences between the Russian intellectual approach to reading Plato and that of other European countries. This study offers a complex perspective on Russian philosophical learnings up to 1930. The book contains five chapters with the first aiming to provide the general institutional context in which Russian 19th century Plato scholarship developed, caught as it were, between the rise of the historical sciences and the heavy hand of state interference in standardizing the educational system in the name of nation building and modernization. The second chapter attempts to illustrate how Plato served as a reference in Russian philosophical culture and the third deals with aspects of Russian philosophy of law. In the fourth chapter, the author shifts his approach to compare and contrast a number of reactions to a single dialogue, the "Republic" and in the final concluding chapter, addresses the question of whether it is legitimate to speak of a Russian Platonism.

The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy (Paperback): Kelly Arenson The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy (Paperback)
Kelly Arenson
R1,420 Discovery Miles 14 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hellenistic philosophy concerns the thought of the Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics, the most influential philosophical groups in the era between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) and the defeat of the last Greek stronghold in the ancient world (31 BCE). The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy provides accessible yet rigorous introductions to the theories of knowledge, ethics, and physics belonging to each of the three schools, explores the fascinating ways in which interschool rivalries shaped the philosophies of the era, and offers unique insight into the relevance of Hellenistic views to issues today, such as environmental ethics, consumerism, and bioethics. Eleven countries are represented among the Handbook's 35 authors, whose chapters were written specifically for this volume and are organized thematically into six sections: The people, history, and methods of Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Skepticism. Earlier philosophical influences on Hellenistic thought, such as Aristotle, Socrates, and Presocratics. The soul, perception, and knowledge. God, fate, and the primary principles of nature and the universe. Ethics, political theory, society, and community. Hellenistic philosophy's relevance to contemporary life. Spanning from the ancient past to the present, this Handbook aims to show that Hellenistic philosophy has much to offer all thinking people of the twenty-first century.

Truth and Wonder - A Literary Introduction to Plato and Aristotle (Paperback): Robert Eaglestone Truth and Wonder - A Literary Introduction to Plato and Aristotle (Paperback)
Robert Eaglestone
R912 Discovery Miles 9 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The only book introducing Plato and Aristotle for literature students; it assumes no prior knowledge of philosophy so is pitched at the ideal level Uses literary examples all students will be familiar with from across the world and time periods so will be of relevance at every stage of study Ideal text book for those studying literary theory as its foundations are in Plato and Aristotle The book's usefulness will last throughout students' degrees and courses as the influence of Plato and Aristotle is evident in all periods/locations

Truth and Wonder - A Literary Introduction to Plato and Aristotle (Hardcover): Robert Eaglestone Truth and Wonder - A Literary Introduction to Plato and Aristotle (Hardcover)
Robert Eaglestone
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The only book introducing Plato and Aristotle for literature students; it assumes no prior knowledge of philosophy so is pitched at the ideal level Uses literary examples all students will be familiar with from across the world and time periods so will be of relevance at every stage of study Ideal text book for those studying literary theory as its foundations are in Plato and Aristotle The book's usefulness will last throughout students' degrees and courses as the influence of Plato and Aristotle is evident in all periods/locations

Philosophical Studies - Essays in memory of L. Susan Stebbing (Hardcover): Various Philosophical Studies - Essays in memory of L. Susan Stebbing (Hardcover)
Various
R2,736 Discovery Miles 27 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1948, Philosophical Studies presents a collection of essays written by friends and colleagues of Professor L. Susan Stebbing in the Aristotelian Society. Most of these essays do not bear directly on Professor Stebbings' work, but they deal with problems which she discussed time and again at the Society's meetings. It explores themes like moral ends and means; reflections occasioned by ideals and illusions; reason in history; the logic of elucidation; logic and semantics; philosophy of nature; and epistemology and the ego-centric predicament. This book is a must read for students and scholars of Philosophy.

The Metaphysics of Good and Evil (Paperback): David S. Oderberg The Metaphysics of Good and Evil (Paperback)
David S. Oderberg
R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Metaphysics of Good and Evil is the first, full-length contemporary defence, from the perspective of analytic philosophy, of the Scholastic theory of good and evil - the theory of Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and most medieval and Thomistic philosophers. Goodness is analysed as obedience to nature. Evil is analysed as the privation of goodness. Goodness, surprisingly, is found in the non-living world, but in the living world it takes on a special character. The book analyses various kinds of goodness, showing how they fit into the Scholastic theory. The privation theory of evil is given its most comprehensive contemporary defence, including an account of truthmakers for truths of privation and an analysis of how causation by privation should be understood. In the end, all evil is deviance - a departure from the goodness prescribed by a thing's essential nature. Key Features: Offers a comprehensive defence of a venerable metaphysical theory, conducted using the concepts and methods of analytic philosophy. Revives a much neglected approach to the question of good and evil in their most general nature. Shows how Aristotelian-Thomistic theory has more than historical relevance to a fundamental philosophical issue, but can be applied in a way that is both defensible and yet accessible to the modern philosopher. Provides what, for the Scholastic philosopher, is arguably the only solid metaphysical foundation for a separate treatment of the origins of morality.

Neglected Virtues (Hardcover): Glen Pettigrove, Christine Swanton Neglected Virtues (Hardcover)
Glen Pettigrove, Christine Swanton
R4,070 Discovery Miles 40 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Much of the work that has been done on virtue has been devoted to getting virtue ethics a seat at the theoretical table. It has been concerned with showing that virtue ethics can provide a satisfactory account of right action to rival accounts offered by consequentialism and deontology. This volume of essays explores the nitty-gritty details of particular virtues. It includes original contributions from a number of leading scholars in virtue ethics. Most of the virtues discussed - such as ambition, cheerfulness, creativity, magnificence, pride, wit, and wonder - have been almost wholly neglected by contemporary ethicists. The volume also includes coverage of other virtues that have received a fair amount of attention in recent years, such as charity, hope, justice, practical wisdom, and temperance. Here the essays address largely ignored dimensions of these virtues and show how these discussions can enrich our understanding of neglected virtues. Neglected Virtues is a welcome addition to the scholarly literature on virtue ethics. Its focus on individual virtues, while not meant to be exhaustive, will open new avenues for future research in this rapidly growing area of ethics and moral philosophy.

Plato's Republic (Hardcover): A Badiou Plato's Republic (Hardcover)
A Badiou
R1,344 Discovery Miles 13 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Plato's Republic is one of the most well-known and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed? Alain Badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe fresh life into Plato's text and restore its universality. Rather than producing yet another critical commentary, he has retranslated the work from the original Greek and, by making various changes, adapted it for our times. In this innovative reimagining of a classic text, Badiou has removed all references specific to ancient Greek society, from the endless exchanges about the moral courage of poets to those political considerations that were only of interest to the aristocratic elite. On the other hand, Badiou has expanded the range of cultural references: here philosophy is firing on all cylinders, and Socrates and his companions are joined by Beckett, Pessoa, Freud and Hegel. They demonstrate the enduring nature of true philosophy, always ready to move with the times. Moreover, Badiou the dramatist has made the Socratic dialogue a true oratorial contest: in his version of the Republic, the interlocutors have more in mind than merely agreeing with the Master. They stand up to him, put him on the spot and thereby show thought in motion. Through this work of writing, scholarship and philosophy, we are able, for the first time, to read a version of Plato's text which is alive, stimulating and directly relevant to our world today.

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