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27 produkter
Greek Thought
Häftad, 1995
395 kr
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Four related themes in Greek thought are examined in this book: (1) personality and self, (2) ethics and values (3) individuals and communities, and (4) the idea of nature as a moral norm. Although the focus is on Greek philosophy (the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic period), …
The Platonic Art of Philosophy
Av George Boys-Stones, Dimitri El Murr m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
667 kr
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This is a collection of essays written by leading experts in honour of Christopher Rowe, and inspired by his groundbreaking work in the exegesis of Plato. The authors represent scholarly traditions which are sometimes very different in their approaches and interests, and so rarely brought into …
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, Books 1-6
E-bok, 2013
1632 kr
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Christopher Gill provides a new translation and commentary on the first half of Marcus Aurelius'' Meditations , and a full introduction to the Meditations as a whole. The Meditations constitute a unique and remarkable work, a reflective diary or notebook by a Roman emperor, that is based on Stoic …
Virtue, Norms, and Objectivity
Issues in Ancient and Modern Ethics
E-bok, 2005
1668 kr
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Learning to Live Naturally
Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance
E-bok, 2022
1577 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and …
Learning to Live Naturally
Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance
E-bok, 2022
1577 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and …
Reciprocity in Ancient Greece
Av Richard Seaford, Norman Postlethwaite m. fl.
E-bok, 1998
3606 kr
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In this collection of new essays, an international group of experts explores the significance of reciprocity (the principle and practice of voluntary requital, of benefit for benefit or harm for harm) in ancient Greek culture. Reciprocity has been seen as an important notion for anthropologists …
Reciprocity in Ancient Greece
Av Christopher Gill, Norman Postlethwaite m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
5453 kr
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In this collection of new essays, an international group of experts explores the significance of reciprocity (the principle and practice of voluntary requital, of benefit for benefit or harm for harm) in ancient Greek culture. Reciprocity has been seen as an important notion for anthropologists …
The Structured Self in Hellenistic and Roman Thought
Inbunden, 2006
3917 kr
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Christopher Gill offers a new analysis of what is innovative in Hellenistic - especially Stoic and Epicurean - philosophical thinking about selfhood and personality. His wide-ranging discussion of Stoic and Epicurean ideas is illustrated by a more detailed examination of the Stoic theory of the …
The Person and the Human Mind
Issues in Ancient and Modern Philosophy
Inbunden, 1990
2902 kr
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This collection of essays aims to explore analogous issues in classical and modern philosophy relating to the concepts of person and human being. A key question for the collection is whether there are such analogous issues, and whether we can find in ancient philosophy a notion which is comparable …
Learning to Live Naturally
Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance
Inbunden, 2022
1754 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and …
Virtue, Norms, and Objectivity
Issues in Ancient and Modern Ethics
Inbunden, 2005
2615 kr
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Naturalistic Psychology in Galen and Stoicism
Inbunden, 2010
2389 kr
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This is a study of the psychological ideas of Galen (AD 129-c.210, the most important medical writer in antiquity) and Stoicism (a major philosophical theory in the Hellenistic and Roman periods), which Galen discussed extensively. Christopher Gill's main topics are psychology and bodily form, …
The Structured Self in Hellenistic and Roman Thought
Häftad, 2009
751 kr
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Christopher Gill offers a new analysis of what is innovative in Hellenistic - especially Stoic and Epicurean - philosophical thinking about selfhood and personality. His wide-ranging discussion of Stoic and Epicurean ideas is illustrated by a more detailed examination of the Stoic theory of the …
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, Books 1-6
Inbunden, 2013
2352 kr
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Christopher Gill provides a new translation and commentary on the first half of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, and a full introduction to the Meditations as a whole. The Meditations constitute a unique and remarkable work, a reflective diary or notebook by a Roman emperor, that is based on Stoic …
The Passions in Roman Thought and Literature
Av Susanna Morton Braund, Christopher Gill m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
842 kr
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Essays by an international team of scholars in Latin literature and ancient philosophy explore the understanding of emotions (or 'passions') in Roman thought and literature. Building on work on Hellenistic theories of emotion and on philosophy as therapy, they look closely at the interface between …
The Passions in Roman Thought and Literature
Av Susanna Morton Braund, Christopher Gill m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1872 kr
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Essays by an international team of scholars in Latin literature and ancient philosophy explore the understanding of emotions (or 'passions') in Roman thought and literature. Building on work on Hellenistic theories of emotion and on philosophy as therapy, they look closely at the interface between …
Galen and the World of Knowledge
Av Christopher Gill, Tim Whitmarsh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1677 kr
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Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This volume of essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the …
Lies and Fiction in the Ancient World
Av Christopher Gill, T. P. Wiseman
Inbunden, 1993
2375 kr
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This collection of essays explores the key issue of the nature of the boundary between fact and fiction, an issue which has become prominent especially through the upsurge of interest in the ancient novel and recent work on the rhetorical character of ancient historiography. The collection covers …
Stoic Ethics: The Basics
Av Christopher Gill, Brittany Polat
Inbunden, 2024
2133 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for readers interested in Stoic life-guidance.It combines an explanation of the main philosophical ideas in ancient Stoic ethics by Christopher Gill with discussion of how …
Stoic Ethics: The Basics
Av Christopher Gill, Brittany Polat
Häftad, 2024
284 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for readers interested in Stoic life-guidance.It combines an explanation of the main philosophical ideas in ancient Stoic ethics by Christopher Gill with discussion of how …
Stoic Ethics: The Basics
Av Brittany Polat, Christopher Gill
E-bok, 2024
295 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for readers interested in Stoic life-guidance. It combines an explanation of the main philosophical ideas in ancient Stoic ethics by Christopher Gill with discussion of …
Stoic Ethics: The Basics
Av Brittany Polat, Christopher Gill
E-bok, 2024
295 kr
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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for readers interested in Stoic life-guidance. It combines an explanation of the main philosophical ideas in ancient Stoic ethics by Christopher Gill with discussion of …
The Platonic Art of Philosophy
Av George Boys-Stones, Dimitri El Murr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1430 kr
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This is a collection of essays written by leading experts in honour of Christopher Rowe, and inspired by his groundbreaking work in the exegesis of Plato. The authors represent scholarly traditions which are sometimes very different in their approaches and interests, and so rarely brought into …
Galen and the World of Knowledge
Av Christopher Gill, Tim Whitmarsh m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
754 kr
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Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This volume of essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the …
Plato's Atlantis Story
Text, Translation and Commentary
Häftad, 2017
518 kr
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This book aims to bring together all the evidence relevant for understanding Plato’s Atlantis Story, providing the Greek text of the relevant Platonic texts (the start of Plato’s Timaeus and the incomplete Critias), together with a commentary on language and content, and a full vocabulary of Greek …
Plato's Atlantis Story
Text, Translation and Commentary
Inbunden, 2017
2120 kr
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This book aims to bring together all the evidence relevant for understanding Plato’s Atlantis Story, providing the Greek text of the relevant Platonic texts (the start of Plato’s Timaeus and the incomplete Critias), together with a commentary on language and content, and a full vocabulary of Greek …
