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The Advancement of Learning (Hardcover): Francis Bacon The Advancement of Learning (Hardcover)
Francis Bacon
R999 Discovery Miles 9 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Meditations (Deluxe Library Edition) (Hardcover): Marcus Aurelius Meditations (Deluxe Library Edition) (Hardcover)
Marcus Aurelius
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
By George G. M. James - Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy (Hardcover, Reprint ed.): George G. M... By George G. M. James - Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy (Hardcover, Reprint ed.)
George G. M James
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Kybalion (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): "Three Initiates" The Kybalion (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
"Three Initiates"
R961 Discovery Miles 9 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Republicanism during the Early Roman Empire (Hardcover, New): Sam Wilkinson Republicanism during the Early Roman Empire (Hardcover, New)
Sam Wilkinson
R5,273 Discovery Miles 52 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Exploring the political ideology of Republicanism under the Roman emperors of the first century AD, Sam Wilkinson puts forward the hypothesis that there was indeed opposition to the political structure and ideology of the rulers on the grounds of Republicanism. While some Romans wanted a return to the Republic, others wanted the emperor to ensure his reign was as close to Republican moral and political ideology as possible. Analysing the discourse of the period, the book charts how the view of law, morality and behaviour changed under the various Imperial regimes of the first century AD. Uniquely, this book explores how emperors could choose to set their regime in a more Republican or more Imperial manner, thus demonstrating it was possible for both the opposition and an emperor to be Republican. The book concludes by providing evidence of Republicanism in the first century AD which not only created opposition to the emperors, but also became part of the political debate in this period.

Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.19-34 (Hardcover): Owen Goldin, Marije Martijn Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.19-34 (Hardcover)
Owen Goldin, Marije Martijn; Edited by Marije Martijn, Owen Goldin
R5,265 Discovery Miles 52 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Aristotle described the scientific explanation of universal or general facts as deducing them through scientific demonstrations, that is, through syllogisms that met requirements of logical validity and explanatoriness which he first formulated. In Chapters 19-23, he adds arguments for the further logical restrictions that scientific demonstrations can neither be indefinitely long nor infinitely extendible through the interposition of new middle terms. Chapters 24-26 argue for the superiority of universal over particular demonstration, of affirmative over negative demonstration, and of direct negative demonstration over demonstration to the impossible. Chapters 27-34 discuss different aspects of sciences and scientific understanding, allowing us to distinguish between sciences, and between scientific understanding and other kinds of cognition, especially opinion. Philoponus' comments on these chapters are interesting especially because of his metaphysical analysis of universal predication and his understanding of the notion of subordinate sciences. We learn from his commentary that Philoponus believed in Platonic Forms as inherent in, and posterior to, the Divine Intellect, but ascribed to Aristotle an interpretation of Plato's Forms as independent substances, prior to the Demiurgic Intellect. A very important notion from Aristotle's Posterior Analytics is that of the 'subordination' of sciences, i.e. the idea that some sciences depend on 'higher' ones for some of their principles. Philoponus goes beyond Aristotle in suggesting a taxonomy of sciences, in which the subordinate science concerns the same scientific genus as the superordinate, but a different species.

On the Nature of Things (Hardcover): Lucretius On the Nature of Things (Hardcover)
Lucretius
R880 Discovery Miles 8 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Divine Seed of Mankind (Hardcover): O'Niel Pedro The Divine Seed of Mankind (Hardcover)
O'Niel Pedro
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Art of Living (Hardcover): Epictetus The Art of Living (Hardcover)
Epictetus
R614 Discovery Miles 6 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ancient Mediterranean Philosophy - An Introduction (Hardcover, New): Stephen Clark Ancient Mediterranean Philosophy - An Introduction (Hardcover, New)
Stephen Clark
R3,547 Discovery Miles 35 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although the Greeks were responsible for the first systematic philosophy of which we have any record, they were not alone in the Mediterranean world and were happy to draw inspiration from other traditions; traditions that are now largely neglected by philosophers and scholars. This book tells the story of 'Greek Philosophy', paying due attention to its historical context and the contributions made by Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians and even barbarians from northern Europe. Stephen Clark provides a narrative history of the philosophical traditions that took shape over several centuries in the Mediterranean world and offers a comprehensive survey of this crucial period in the history of philosophy. The book includes a thorough historical and philosophical overview of all the key thinkers, events and ideas that characterized the period and explores in detail central themes such as the contest of gods and giants, the contrast between the reality and appearance, and the idea of the philosopher. Ideal for undergraduate students, this concise and accessible book provides a comprehensive guide to a fascinating period in the history of philosophy.>

The Imitation of Christ (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Thomas... The Imitation of Christ (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Thomas A Kempis
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Porphyry, >On Principles and Matter< - A Syriac Version of a Lost Greek Text with an English Translation, Introduction, and... Porphyry, >On Principles and Matter< - A Syriac Version of a Lost Greek Text with an English Translation, Introduction, and Glossaries (Hardcover)
Yury Arzhanov, Porphyry
R4,011 Discovery Miles 40 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Syriac treatise published in the present volume is in many respects a unique text. Though it has been preserved anonymously, there remains little doubt that it belongs to Porphyry of Tyre. Accordingly, it enlarges our knowledge of the views of the most famous disciple of Plotinus. The text is an important witness to Platonist discussions on First Principles and on Plato's concept of Prime Matter in the Timaeus. It contains extensive quotations from Atticus, Severus, and Boethus. This text thus provides us with new textual witnesses to these philosophers, whose legacy remains very poorly attested and little known. Additionally, the treatise is a rare example of a Platonist work preserved in the Syriac language. The Syriac reception of Plato and Platonic teachings has left rather sparse textual traces, and the question of what precisely Syriac Christians knew about Plato and his philosophy remains a debated issue. The treatise provides evidence for the close acquaintance of Syriac scholars with Platonic cosmology and with philosophical commentaries on Plato's Timaeus.

Healing Grief - A Commentary on Seneca's Consolatio ad Marciam (Hardcover): Fabio Tutrone Healing Grief - A Commentary on Seneca's Consolatio ad Marciam (Hardcover)
Fabio Tutrone
R2,492 Discovery Miles 24 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Both our view of Seneca's philosophical thought and our approach to the ancient consolatory genre have radically changed since the latest commentary on the Consolatio ad Marciam was written in 1981. The aim of this work is to offer a new book-length commentary on the earliest of Seneca's extant writings, along with a revision of the Latin text and a reassessment of Seneca's intellectual program, strategies, and context. A crucial document to penetrate Seneca's discourse on the self in its embryonic stages, the Ad Marciam is here taken seriously as an engaging attempt to direct the persuasive power of literary models and rhetorical devices toward the fundamentally moral project of healing Marcia's grief and correcting her cognitive distortions. Through close reading of the Latin text, this commentary shows that Seneca invariably adapts different traditions and voices - from Greek consolations to Plato's dialogues, from the Roman discourse of gender and exemplarity to epic poetry - to a Stoic framework, so as to give his reader a lucid understanding of the limits of the self and the ineluctability of natural laws.

The Nature of Things (Hardcover): Lucretius Lucretius The Nature of Things (Hardcover)
Lucretius Lucretius
R971 Discovery Miles 9 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.9-18 (Hardcover, New): Richard D. McKirahan Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.9-18 (Hardcover, New)
Richard D. McKirahan; Philoponus; Translated by Richard D. McKirahan
R5,264 Discovery Miles 52 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this part of the Posterior Analytics, Aristotle elaborates his assessment of how universal truths of science can be scientifically explained as inevitable in demonstrative proofs. But he introduces complications: some sciences discuss phenomena that can only be explained by higher sciences and again sometimes we reason out a cause from an effect, rather than an effect from a cause. Philoponus takes these issues further. Reasoning from particular to universal is the direction taken by induction, and in mathematics reasoning from a theorem to the higher principles from which it follows is considered particularly valuable. It corresponds to the direction of analysis, as opposed to synthesis. This volume contains an English translation of Philoponus' commentary, a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a bibliography.

The Way Things Are (Hardcover): Lucretius Lucretius The Way Things Are (Hardcover)
Lucretius Lucretius
R971 Discovery Miles 9 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ancient and Medieval Greek Etymology - Theory and Practice I (Hardcover): Arnaud Zucker, Claire Le Feuvre Ancient and Medieval Greek Etymology - Theory and Practice I (Hardcover)
Arnaud Zucker, Claire Le Feuvre
R4,384 Discovery Miles 43 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume on Greek synchronic etymology offers a set of papers evidencing the cultural significance of etymological commitment in ancient and medieval literature. The four sections illustrate the variety of approaches of the same object, which for Greek writers was much more than a technical way of studying language. Contributions focus on the functions of etymology as they were intended by the authors according to their own aims. (1) "Philosophical issues" addresses the theory of etymology and its explanatory power, especially in Plato and in Neoplatonism. (2) "Linguistic issues" discusses various etymologizing techniques and the status of etymology, which was criticized and openly rejected by some authors. (3) "Poetical practices of etymology" investigates the ubiquitous presence of etymological reflections in learned poetry, whatever the genre, didactic, aetiological or epic. (4) "Etymology and word-plays" addresses the vexed question of the limit between a mere pun and a real etymological explanation, which is more than once difficult to establish. The wide range of genres and authors and the interplay between theoretical reflection and applied practice shows clearly the importance of etymology in Greek thought.

Tantr?loka - Light of Tantra - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Gabriel Pradiipaka Tantrāloka - Light of Tantra - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Gabriel Pradiipaka
R1,118 Discovery Miles 11 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ion (Hardcover): Plato Ion (Hardcover)
Plato
R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Enchiridion (Hardcover): Epictetus The Enchiridion (Hardcover)
Epictetus
R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mathematical Plato (Hardcover): Roger Sworder Mathematical Plato (Hardcover)
Roger Sworder
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Avicenna on the Ontology of Pure Quiddity (Hardcover): Damien Janos Avicenna on the Ontology of Pure Quiddity (Hardcover)
Damien Janos
R4,874 Discovery Miles 48 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study focuses on the metaphysics of the great Arabic philosopher Avicenna (or Ibn Sina, d. 1037 C.E.). More specifically, it delves into Avicenna's theory of quiddity or essence, a topic which seized the attention of thinkers both during the medieval and modern periods. Building on recent contributions in Avicennian studies, this book proposes a new and comprehensive interpretation of Avicenna's theory of 'the pure quiddity' (also known as 'the quiddity in itself') and of its ontology. The study provides a careful philological analysis of key passages gleaned from the primary sources in Arabic and a close philosophical contextualization of Avicenna's doctrines in light of the legacy of ancient Greek philosophy in Islam and the early development of Arabic philosophy (falsafah) and theology (kalam). The study pays particular attention to how Avicenna's theory of quiddity relates to the ancient Greek philosophical discussion about the universals or common things and Mu'tazilite ontology. Its main thesis is that Avicenna articulated a sophisticated doctrine of the ontology of essence in light of Greek and Bahshamite sources, which decisively shaped subsequent intellectual history in Islam and the Latin West.

Stolen Legacy (Hardcover): George G. M James Stolen Legacy (Hardcover)
George G. M James
R801 R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Save R100 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aristotle's 'Politics' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover): Judith A. Swanson, C.David Corbin Aristotle's 'Politics' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover)
Judith A. Swanson, C.David Corbin
R3,541 Discovery Miles 35 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the Politics, Aristotle sets out to discover what is the best form that the state can take. Similar to his mentor Plato, Aristotle considers the form that will produce justice and cultivate the highest human potential; however Aristotle takes a more empirical approach, examining the constitution of existing states and drawing on specific case-studies. In doing so he lays the foundations of modern political science. This Readers Guide is the ideal companion to this most influential of texts offering guidance on: Philosophical and historical context Key themes Reading the text Reception and influence Further reading

Plato Collection - Crito, Apology, Euthyphro, Phaedo and The Allegory of the Cave (Hardcover): Plato Plato Collection - Crito, Apology, Euthyphro, Phaedo and The Allegory of the Cave (Hardcover)
Plato; Translated by Benjamin Jowett
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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