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Aspasius - The Earliest Extant Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics (Hardcover, Reprint 2013): Antonina Alberti, Robert W.... Aspasius - The Earliest Extant Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics (Hardcover, Reprint 2013)
Antonina Alberti, Robert W. Sharples
R5,415 Discovery Miles 54 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book comprises essays on the nature of Aspasius' commentary, his interpretation of Aristotle, and his own place in the history of thought. The contributions are in English or Italian. Aspasius' commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics is the earliest ancient commentary on Aristotle of which extensive parts survive in their original form. It is important both for the history of commentary as a genre and for the history of philosophical thought in the first two centuries A.D.; it is also still valuable as what its author intended it to be, an aid in interpreting the Ethics. All three aspects are explored by the essays. The book is not formally a commentary on Aspasius' commentary; but between them the essays consider the interpretation of numerous problematic or significant passages. Full indices will enable readers quickly to locate discussion of particular parts of Aspasius' work. This volume of essays will form a natural complement to the first ever translation of Aspasius' commentary into any modern language, currently in preparation by Paul Mercken.

Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective (Hardcover, New): K. Morrell Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective (Hardcover, New)
K. Morrell
R1,516 Discovery Miles 15 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Organization, Society and Politics helps readers understand the strengths and limitations of Western civilization's most influential social theorist. Would you like to know why Aristotle said we are 'political animals' (and what that really means); or see how his Politics can be used to evaluate the legacy of the Blair government, and examine David Cameron's 'Big Society'? How does the Nicomachean Ethics help us understand the 2011 UK riots? Perhaps you are suspicious of claims that 'good ethics is good business' and would like to be able to say why, or curious to see how Aristotle's Poetics can be used to teach about revolution, or glimpse the rhetorical skills of Barack Obama? This thought-provoking volume explores these topics amongst many others. Specialists will welcome the attention to original texts, whilst non-specialists will appreciate the lucid summaries and applications that make Aristotle fascinatingly accessible and relevant across politics, business studies, and social science.

On Aristotle "Physics 5-8" (Hardcover): John Philoponus On Aristotle "Physics 5-8" (Hardcover)
John Philoponus; Volume editing by J.O. Urmson; Simplicius; Edited by P. Lettinck
R4,246 Discovery Miles 42 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Paul Lettinck has restored a lost text of Philoponus by translating it for the first time from Arabic (only limited fragments have survived in the original Greek). The text, recovered from annotations in an Arabic translation of Aristotle, is an abridging paraphrase of Philoponus' commentary on Physics Books 5-7, with two final comments on Book 8. The Simplicius text, which consists of his comments on Aristotle's treatment of the void in chapters 6-9 of Book 4 of the Physics, comes from Simplicius' huge commentary on Book 4. Simplicius' comments on Aristotle's treatment of place and time have been translated by J. O. Urmson in two earlier volumes of this series.

Presocratics and Papyrological Tradition - A Philosophical Reappraisal of the Sources. Proceedings of the International... Presocratics and Papyrological Tradition - A Philosophical Reappraisal of the Sources. Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the University of Trier (22-24 September 2016) (Hardcover)
Christian Vassallo
R5,023 Discovery Miles 50 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The papyri transmit a part of the testimonia relevant to pre-Socratic philosophy. The 'Corpus dei Papiri Filosofici' takes this material only partly into account. In this volume, a team of specialists discusses some of the most important papyrological texts that are major instruments for reconstructing pre-Socratic philosophy and doxography. Furthermore, these texts help to increase our knowledge of how pre-Socratic thought - through contributions to physics, cosmology, ethics, ontology, theology, anthropology, hermeneutics, and aesthetics - paved the way for the canonic scientific fields of European culture. More specifically, each paper tackles (published and unpublished) papyrological texts concerning the Orphics, the Milesians, Heraclitus, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, the early Atomists, and the Sophists. For the first time in the field of pre-Socratics studies, several papers are devoted to the Herculanean sources, along with others concerning the Graeco-Egyptian papyri and the Derveni Papyrus.

Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature - Aspects of Ethical Reasoning from Homer to Aristotle and Beyond (Hardcover): Maria Liatsi Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature - Aspects of Ethical Reasoning from Homer to Aristotle and Beyond (Hardcover)
Maria Liatsi
R3,754 Discovery Miles 37 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Interpretation of ancient Greek literature is often enough distorted by the preconceptions of modern times, especially on ancient morality. This is often equivalent to begging the question. If we think e.g. of arete, which has different meanings in different contexts, we shall think in English (or in Modern Greek or in French or in German) and shall falsify the phenomena. If we are to understand the Greek concept e.g. of arete we must study the nature of the situations in which it is applied. For it is an important fact in the study of Greek society that the Greeks used the one word (e.g. arete) where we use different words. If we are to understand properly the texts, we have to view them in their historical and social context. Ancient Greek thought needs to be studied together with politics, ethics, and economic behaviour. Moreover, the best insights can be found in those who confine themselves to the terms of each ancient author's analysis. From this principle each of the contributions of the volume begins.

The Golden Chain of Homer - Aurea Catena Homeri (Hardcover): Hamilton and Wheeler The Golden Chain of Homer - Aurea Catena Homeri (Hardcover)
Hamilton and Wheeler
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Aurea Catena Homeri, written in German by Dr. Anton Josef Kirchweger, was first printed in 1723, though it was distributed in a handwritten format prior to that time. It is said to be one of the most important books ever created giving insight into alchemy-the idea that all creation, no matter what its nature, is closely interconnected, that a deeply secret connection pervades all of nature, that one thing relates to the next and things depend upon each other.

In "The Golden Chain of Homer," editors Gregory S. Hamilton and Philip N. Wheeler provide an English translation of Aurea Catena Homeri, complete with frequent, detailed footnotes and extensive commentary that offers a detailed analysis and insight into Kirchweger's work, considered a masterpiece of alchemical literature.

"The Golden Chain of Homer" shows Kirchweger's book in a new, enlightening way. Through this translation, it becomes easier to understand alchemical principles and unveil the mysteries that shroud the science of alchemy.

Aristotle's Modal Proofs - Prior Analytics A8-22 in Predicate Logic (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): Adriane Rini Aristotle's Modal Proofs - Prior Analytics A8-22 in Predicate Logic (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Adriane Rini
R3,754 Discovery Miles 37 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Aristotle's modal syllogistic is his study of patterns of reasoning about necessity and possibility. Many scholars think the modal syllogistic is incoherent, a 'realm of darkness'. Others think it is coherent, but devise complicated formal modellings to mimic Aristotle's results. This volume provides a simple interpretation of Aristotle's modal syllogistic using standard predicate logic. Rini distinguishes between red terms, such as 'horse', 'plant' or 'man', which name things in virtue of features those things must have, and green terms, such as 'moving', which name things in virtue of their non-necessary features. By applying this distinction to the "Prior Analytics," Rini shows how traditional interpretive puzzles about the modal syllogistic melt away and the simple structure of Aristotle's own proofs is revealed. The result is an applied logic which provides needed links between Aristotle's views of science and logical demonstration. The volume is particularly valuable to researchers and students of the history of logic, Aristotle's theory of modality, and the philosophy of logic in general.

Plato Revived - Essays on Ancient Platonism in Honour of Dominic J. O'Meara (Hardcover): Filip Karfik, Euree Song Plato Revived - Essays on Ancient Platonism in Honour of Dominic J. O'Meara (Hardcover)
Filip Karfik, Euree Song
R4,995 Discovery Miles 49 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The essays compiled in this volume individually address the varied forms in which the revival of Platonism manifested itself in ancient philosophy. It pays special attention to the issues of unity and beauty, the mind and knowledge, the soul and the body, virtue and happiness, and additionally considers the political and religious dimensions of Platonic thought. Starting from Plato and Aristotle, the studies examine the multiple transformational forms of Platonism, including the Neo-Platonists - Plotinus, Porphyrios, Iamblichus, Themistius, Proclus, and Marinus - along with Christian thinkers such as St. Augustine, Boethius, and Dionysus the Areopagite. The authors who have contributed to this volume make multiple references to the scholarly work of Dominic J. O'Meara. Their further refinement of O'Meara's approach particularly casts a new light on Late-Platonic ethics. The essays in this collection also contribute to scholarly research about the multiple inter-relationships among the Platonists themselves and between Platonists and philosophers from other schools. Taken as a whole, this book reveals the full breadth of potential in the revival and transformation of ancient Platonism.

Consolation in Medieval Narrative - Augustinian Authority and Open Form (Hardcover): C. Schrock Consolation in Medieval Narrative - Augustinian Authority and Open Form (Hardcover)
C. Schrock
R1,957 Discovery Miles 19 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The first of its kind, this study traces this widely used narrative tradition to Augustine's two great histories: Confessions and City of God .

Politics (Hardcover): Aristotle Politics (Hardcover)
Aristotle; Edited by H.W.C. Davis; Translated by Benjamin Jowett
R963 Discovery Miles 9 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The writings of Greek philosopher ARISTOTLE (384Bi322Be-student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great-are among the most influential on Western thought, and indeed upon Western civilization itself. From theology and logic to ethics and even biology, there is no area of human knowledge that has not been touched by his thinking. In Politics-considered a companion piece to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics-the philosopher discusses the nature of the state, of citizenship, of public education and private wealth. In what is a response to the works of his teacher Plato, Aristotle explores the idea of the individual household as a microcosm and building block of the state; examines trade and the economy as functions of human affairs; discusses the battle between self-interest and nationalism; and much more. This edition features the classic introduction by H.W.C. Davis, the renowned English historian of the early 20th century. Students of philosophy, government, and human nature continue to find Aristotle's Politics a provocative work more than two millennia after it was written.

Reflections on Plato's Theology (Hardcover): S.P. Ward Reflections on Plato's Theology (Hardcover)
S.P. Ward
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Peripatetics - Aristotle's Heirs 322 BCE - 200 CE (Hardcover): Han Baltussen The Peripatetics - Aristotle's Heirs 322 BCE - 200 CE (Hardcover)
Han Baltussen
R4,916 Discovery Miles 49 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Aristotle's Heirs explores the development of Peripatetic thought from Theophrastus and Strato to the work of the commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias. The book examines whether the internal dynamics of this philosophical school allowed for a unity of Peripatetic thought, or whether there was a fundamental tension between philosophical creativity and the notions of core teachings and canonisation. The book discusses the major philosophical preoccupations of the Peripatetics, interactions with Hellenistic schools of thought, and the shift in focus among Greek philosophers in a changing political landscape. It is the first book of its kind to provide a survey of this important philosophical tradition.

Meditations (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Marcus Aurelius Meditations (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Marcus Aurelius
R939 Discovery Miles 9 390 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor - The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback): Donald Robertson How to Think Like a Roman Emperor - The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback)
Donald Robertson
R444 R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Save R86 (19%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian - taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day - through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives. Combining remarkable stories from Marcus's life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.

How To Be A Stoic - Using Ancient Philosophy To Live A Modern Life (Paperback): Massimo Pigliucci How To Be A Stoic - Using Ancient Philosophy To Live A Modern Life (Paperback)
Massimo Pigliucci
R486 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R64 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today.

Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive. In How to Be a Stoic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers Stoicism, the ancient philosophy that inspired the great emperor Marcus Aurelius, as the best way to attain it. Stoicism is a pragmatic philosophy that focuses our attention on what is possible and gives us perspective on what is unimportant.

By understanding Stoicism, we can learn to answer crucial questions: Should we get married or divorced? How should we handle our money in a world nearly destroyed by a financial crisis? How can we survive great personal tragedy?

Whoever we are, Stoicism has something for us—and How to Be a Stoic is the essential guide.

Aristotle's "Meteorology, Book 4" (Hardcover): Of Aphrodisias Alexander Aristotle's "Meteorology, Book 4" (Hardcover)
Of Aphrodisias Alexander; Translated by Eric Lewis
R4,238 Discovery Miles 42 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Aristotle's "Meterology Book 4" provides an account of the formation of minerals, metals and other homogeneous stuffs. In doing so, this text argues, it offers us fresh and important insights into Aristotle's conception of matter. The 15,000 pages of the ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle, written mainly between 200 and 600 AD, constitute the largest corpus of extant Greek philosophical writing not translated into English or other European languages. This is a new series of translations, planned in 60 volumes which fills an important gap in the history of European thought.

The Vocation of the Scholar & The Vocation of Man (Hardcover): J. G. Fichte, William Smith The Vocation of the Scholar & The Vocation of Man (Hardcover)
J. G. Fichte, William Smith
R2,006 Discovery Miles 20 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cicero's Pro L. Murena Oratio (Hardcover): Elaine Fantham Cicero's Pro L. Murena Oratio (Hardcover)
Elaine Fantham
R3,981 Discovery Miles 39 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Cicero's speech on behalf of L. Lucinius Murena, newly elected to the consulship of 62 BCE but immediately prosecuted for electoral bribery, is especially famous for its digressions and valuable for its insights into the complex political wrangles of the late 60s. It is, however, a speech more commonly excerpted and cited than read in its entirety, though whether the absence of an English-language commentary is a cause or effect of that situation remains uncertain. In short, a pedagogical commentary on this important and strange speech is long overdue. Distinguished Latinist Elaine Fantham's commentary is noteworthy for its ability to elucidate not only the rhetorical structure of this speech but the rationale behind Cicero's strategic decisions in creating that structure. It also calls attention to the stylistic features like word choice, rhetorical figures, and rhythmic effects that make the speech so effective, and explains with care and precision the political, social, and historical considerations that shaped the prosecution and defense of the somewhat hapless defendant. This commentary includes the kind of grammatical explication required to make its riches accessible to undergraduate students of Latin.

Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy (Hardcover): D Levy Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy (Hardcover)
D Levy
R1,915 Discovery Miles 19 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy offers a new account of Plato's view of eros, or romantic love, by focusing on a question which has vexed many scholars: why does Plato's Socrates praise eros highly on some occasions but also criticize it harshly on others? Through detailed analyses of Plato's Republic, Phaedrus, and Symposium, Levy shows how, despite the apparent tensions between Socrates' statements about eros in each dialogue, these statements supplement each other well and serve to clarify Socrates' understanding of the complex relationship between eros, religious belief, and philosophy. Thus, Levy's interpretation sheds new light not only on Plato's view of eros, but also on his view of piety and philosophy, challenging common assumptions about the erotic nature of Socratic philosophy. This novel approach to classic political theory will incite discussion and interest among scholars of classics, philosophy, and political theory.

Touches of Sweet Harmony - Pythagorean Cosmology and Renaissance Poetics (Hardcover): S.K. Heninger Touches of Sweet Harmony - Pythagorean Cosmology and Renaissance Poetics (Hardcover)
S.K. Heninger; Foreword by Michael Mack
R1,065 Discovery Miles 10 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Porphyry's "Homeric Questions" on the "Iliad" - Text, Translation, Commentary (Hardcover): John A MacPhail Jr Porphyry's "Homeric Questions" on the "Iliad" - Text, Translation, Commentary (Hardcover)
John A MacPhail Jr
R3,866 Discovery Miles 38 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Homeric Questions of the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry (3rd cent. CE) is an important work in the history of Homeric criticism. In contrast to the philosopher's allegorical readings of Homer in De Antro and De Styge, in the Homeric Questions Porphyry solves problemata by applying the dictum that "the poet explains himself". Based on a new collation of the manuscripts, this edition of Porphyry's Homeric Questions on the Iliad is the first since 1880. The preface contains sections on Porphyry's life and works, the manuscript tradition of the text, scholarship on the Homeric Questions, and the principles of this edition. The editor has eliminated much that had been wrongly attributed to Porphyry on stylistic grounds and has constructed text according to a strict distinction between extracts of the Homeric Questions, epitomes of the extracts, and Porphyrian scholia - all confusingly interspersed in the old text. A facing English translation at last makes this text accessible to the Greek-less reader. The commentary explains Porphyry's arguments and the editor's textual decisions. The editor sheds new light on Porphyry's use of the dictum that "the poet explains himself", by differentiating it from that of Alexandria textual critics.

Plato on Art and Beauty (Hardcover): Alison Denham Plato on Art and Beauty (Hardcover)
Alison Denham
R3,366 Discovery Miles 33 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This unique collection of essays focuses on various aspects of Plato's Philosophy of Art, not only in The Republic , but in the Phaedrus, Symposium, Laws and related dialogues. The range of issues addressed includes the contest between philosophy and poetry, the moral status of music, the love of beauty, censorship, motivated emotions.

Aristotle's Practical Philosophy - On the Relationship between His Ethics and Politics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Emma... Aristotle's Practical Philosophy - On the Relationship between His Ethics and Politics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Emma Cohen De Lara, Rene Brouwer
R3,368 Discovery Miles 33 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the first collection of essays in English devoted solely to the relationship between Aristotle's ethics and politics. Are ethics and politics two separate spheres of action or are they unified? Those who support the unity-thesis emphasize the centrality for Aristotle of questions about the good life and the common good as the purpose of politics. Those who defend the separation-thesis stress Aristotle's sense of realism in understanding the need for political solutions to human shortcomings. But is this all there is to it? The contributors to this volume explore and develop different arguments and interpretative frameworks that help to make sense of the relationship between Aristotle's Ethics and Politics. The chapters loosely follow the order of the Nicomachean Ethics in examining topics such as political science, statesmanship and magnanimity, justice, practical wisdom, friendship, and the relationship between the active and the contemplative life. They have in common an appreciation of the relevance of Aristotle's writings, which offer the modern reader distinct philosophical perspectives on the relationship between ethics and politics.

Aristotle on Teleology (Hardcover): Monte Ransome Johnson Aristotle on Teleology (Hardcover)
Monte Ransome Johnson
R4,573 Discovery Miles 45 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Monte Johnson examines one of the most controversial aspects of Aristiotle's natural philosophy: his teleology. Is teleology about causation or explanation? Does it exclude or obviate mechanism, determinism, or materialism? Is it focused on the good of individual organisms, or is god or man the ultimate end of all processes and entities? Is teleology restricted to living things, or does it apply to the cosmos as a whole? Does it identify objectively existent causes in the world, or is it merely a heuristic for our understanding of other causal processes? Johnson argues that Aristotle's aporetic approach drives a middle course between these traditional oppositions, and avoids the dilemma, frequently urged against teleology, between backwards causation and anthropomorphism. Although these issues have been debated with extraordinary depth by Aristotle scholars, and touched upon by many in the wider philosophical and scientific community as well, there has been no comprehensive historical treatment of the issue. Aristotle is commonly considered the inventor of teleology, although the precise term originated in the eighteenth century. But if teleology means the use of ends and goals in natural science, then Aristotle was rather a critical innovator of teleological explanation. Teleological notions were widespread among his predecessors, but Aristotle rejected their conception of extrinsic causes such as mind or god as the primary causes for natural things. Aristotle's radical alternative was to assert nature itself as an internal principle of change and an end, and his teleological explanations focus on the intrinsic ends of natural substances - those ends that benefit the natural thing itself. Aristotle's use of ends was subsequently conflated with incompatible 'teleological' notions, including proofs for the existence of a providential or designer god, vitalism and animism, opposition to mechanism and non-teleological causation, and anthropocentrism. Johnson addresses these misconceptions through an elaboration of Aristotle's methodological statements, as well as an examination of the explanations actually offered in the scientific works.

Plato in the Third Sophistic (Hardcover): Ryan C Fowler Plato in the Third Sophistic (Hardcover)
Ryan C Fowler
R3,291 Discovery Miles 32 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Plato in the Third Sophistic examines the influence and impact of Plato and Platonism in the era of Byzantine and Christian rhetoric. The volume brings together specially commissioned articles from leading scholars of late antique philosophy and literature. Their examinations show that Plato is the single most important and influential literary figure used to frame the literature of this time. Plato in the Third Sophistic will help scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines to better understand the development of Christian literature in this era as an essential link in the history of Platonism as well as that of Christianity.

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