Classical Philosophy,9780192892539

Classical Philosophy

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ISBN13: 9780192892539
ISBN10: 0192892533
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-02-10
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

Classical Philosophy introduces students to several of the essential philosophical questions raised by the Greek and Roman philosophers of classical antiquity. Featuring a thematic--as opposed to chronological--structure, this Oxford Reader focuses on philosophical problems and ideas rather than on historical circumstances. Selections from the writings of ancient philosophers--some new translations--are interspersed with Terence Irwin's incisive commentary, and at times with contributions from modern philosophers. Topics covered include natural philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, the soul, free will, moral philosophy, political philosophy, and religious belief. A general introduction places philosophers and schools into historical context for students.

Author Biography


Terence Irwin is Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University. His books include Plato's Ethics (1995), Aristotle's First Principles (1988), Classical Thought (1988), and editions of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Plato's Gorgias.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1(32)
Nature, Change, and Cause: Natural Philosophy before Plato
33(32)
Origins of Scepticism: Knowledge and Belief in Early Greek Philosophy
65(19)
Knowledge and Belief: From Socrates to Scepticism
84(28)
Knowledge, Belief and Forms: Socrates and Plato
112(33)
Form and Matter: Aristotle and Stoicism
145(33)
Knowledge and Belief; Answers to Scepticism
178(19)
Soul and Body
197(28)
Free Will
225(25)
Good, Pleasure, and Happiness
250(28)
Knowledge and Desire in Virtue
278(20)
The Good of Others
298(29)
Virtue and Happiness
327(17)
Political Theory
344(31)
Philosophy and Theology
375(33)
Further Reading 408(6)
Source Acknowledgements 414(1)
Index of Authors and Texts 415(10)
General Index 425

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