Classical Philosophy
A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 1
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 10 March 2016
- ISBN 9780198767039
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages368 pages
- Size 233x174x19 mm
- Weight 552 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
In 43 lively chapters Peter Adamson tells the story of philosophy from its beginnings to Plato and Aristotle. Most histories jump from one famous name to another, but Adamson shows that the people and ideas in between, usually overlooked, are fascinating and significant. Based on his popular podcasts, this is serious history with a light touch.
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Classical Philosophy is the first of a series of books in which Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before. In short, lively chapters, based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, he offers an accessible, humorous, and detailed look at the emergence of philosophy with the Presocratics, the probing questions of Socrates, and the first full flowering of philosophy with the dialogues of Plato and the treatises of Aristotle. The story is told 'without any gaps', discussing not only such major figures but also less commonly discussed topics like the Hippocratic Corpus, the Platonic Academy, and the role of women in ancient philosophy. Within the thought of Plato and Aristotle, the reader will find in-depth introductions to major works, such as the Republic and the Nicomachean Ethics, which are treated in detail that is unusual in an introduction to ancient philosophy. Adamson looks at fascinating but less frequently read Platonic dialogues like the Charmides and Cratylus, and Aristotle's ideas in zoology and poetics. This full coverage allows him to tackle ancient discussions in all areas of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, ethics and politics. Attention is also given to the historical and literary context of classical philosophy, with exploration of how early Greek cosmology responded to the poets Homer and Hesiod, how Socrates was presented by the comic playwright Aristophanes and the historian Xenophon, and how events in Greek history may have influenced Plato's thought. This is a new kind of history which will bring philosophy to life for all readers, including those coming to the subject for the first time.
[Adamson] sets out to achieve the impossible and does a great job of it ... ideal for introducing readers ... to the delights and the fascination of Greek philosophy
Table of Contents:
Preface
Early Greek Philosophy
Everything is Full of Gods: Thales
Infinity and Beyond: Anaximander and Anaximines
Created in Our Image: Xenophanes
The Man with the Golden Thigh: Pythagoras
Old Man River: Heraclitus
The Road Less Traveled: Parmenides
You Can't Get There From Here: the Eleatics
The Final Cut: The Atomists
Mind over mixture: Anaxagoras
All You Need is Love, and Five Other Things: Empedocles
Good Humor Men: the Hippocratic Corpus
Making the Weaker Argument the Stronger: The Sophists
Socrates and Plato
Socrates Without Plato: The Portrayals of Aristophanes and Xenophon
Method Man: Plato's Socrates
In Dialogue: The Life and Writings of Plato
Know Thyself: Two Unloved Platonic Dialogues
Virtue Meets its Match: Plato's Gorgias
We Don't Need No Education: Plato's Meno
I Know, Because the Caged Bird Sings: Plato's Theaetetus
Famous Last Words: Plato's Phaedo
Soul and the City: Justice in Plato's Republic
Ain't No Sunshine: the Cave Allegory of Plato's Republic
Second Thoughts: Plato's Parmenides and the Forms
Untying the Not: Plato's Sophist
What's in a Name?: Plato's Cratylus
A Likely Story: Plato's Timaeus
Wings of Desire: Plato's Erotic Dialogues
Last Judgments: Plato, Poetry, and Myth
Aristotle
Mr Know it All: Aristotle's Life and Works
The Philosopher's Toolkit: Aristotle's Logical Works
A Principled Stand: Aristotle's Epistemology
Down to Earth: Aristotle on Substance
Form and Function: Aristotle's Four Causes
Let's Get Physical: Aristotle's Natural Philosophy
Soul Power: Aristotle's De Anima
Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology
The Goldilocks Theory: Aristotle's Ethics
The Second Self: Aristotle on Pleasure and Friendship
God Only Knows: Aristotle on Mind and God
Constitutional Conventions: Aristotle's Political Philosophy
Stage Directions: Aristotle's Rhetoric and Poetics
Anything You Can Do: Women and Ancient Philosophy
The Next Generation: The Followers of Plato and Aristotle
Guide to Further Reading
