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The Republic (Penguin Classics)

Author:Plato. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it...

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Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales AD Lucilium...

Author:Seneca. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of...

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Gorgias (Penguin Classics)

Author:Plato. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, "Gorgias" debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to...

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Doing Greek Philosophy (Classical Foundations)

Author:Robert Wardy. Editor:Routledge.

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Theory for Classics Doing Greek Philosophy By Robert Wardy Price: £14.99 Add to Cart ISBN: 978-0-415-28235-2 Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback ) Published by:...

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The Politics (Classics)

Author:Aristotle. Editor:Prentice Hall.

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Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, "The Politics" still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle's thorough and carefully...

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The Nicomachean Ethics (Penguin Classics)

Author:Aristotle. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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Sets out to examine the nature of happiness. This book argues that happiness consists in 'activity of the soul in accordance with virtue', for example with moral virtues, such...

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Timaeus and Critias (Penguin Classics)

Author:Plato. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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A Socratic dialogue in two parts. It begins with a theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the...

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The Symposium (Penguin Classics)

Author:Plato. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerge a series of subtle reflections on...

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The Metaphysics (Penguin Classics)

Author:Aristotle. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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The son of a doctor and an eminent scientist in his own right, Aristotle was always passionately interested in natural phenomena. Yet when he joined Plato’s Academy as a...

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Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short...

Author:Julia Annas. Editor:Oxford Paperbacks.

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Focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy and the general themes of his thinking. This work discusses...

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The Art of Rhetoric: Art of Rhetoric (Classics)

Author:Aristotle. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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This text examines Aristotle's Rhetoric as a classic treatise on the arts of public speaking and persuasion which played a role in the civic life of Greece. These arts, which...

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Conversations of Socrates (Classics)

Author:Xenophon. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a...

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Selected Political Speeches (Classics)

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero. Editor:Longman.

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1 On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius ( In Support of the Manilian Law ) 2 Against Lucius Sergius Catilina (i-iv) 3 In Defence of the poet Aulus Licinius Archias 4 In Defence of...

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Early Socratic Dialogues (Penguin Classics)

Author:Plato. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers...

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Philosophy: The Classics

Author:Nigel Warburton. Editor:Routledge.

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Philosophy for AS and A2 Philosophy: The Classics By Nigel Warburton Price: $22.95 Add to Cart ISBN: 978-0-415-35629-9 Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback )...

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De Anima: (On the Soul) (Classics)

Author:Aristotle. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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For Plato the soul was the seat of being, metaphysically distinct from the body that it was forced temporarily to inhabit. In 'De Anima', Plato's student, Aristotle sought to...

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Phaedrus (Penguin Classics)

Author:Plato. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is...

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Dialogues and Letters (Penguin Classics)

Author:Seneca. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4BC AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection...

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Meditations (Penguin Classics)

Author:Marcus Aurelius. Editor:Penguin Classics.

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Written in Greek without any intention of publication, this book offers spiritual reflections and exercises developed by the author, as the leader who struggled to understand...

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The Nature of the Gods (Oxford World's Classics)

Author:Cicero. Editor:Oxford Paperbacks.

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'My present intention is to clear myself of any suspicion of partiality by presenting the views of the generality of philosophers concerning the nature of the gods.' Cicero's...

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