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- Retrieving the Ancients
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1119892031
ISBN-13
9781119892038
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3058372529
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Retrieving the Ancients : an Introduction to Greek Philosophy
Language
English
Subject
History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, General
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-054497
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
180
Table Of Content
Prologue viii Introduction 1 Two Reasons to Study Ancient Greek Philosophy 1 The Organization and Strategy of This Book 7 1 The Presocratics 11 Preliminaries 11 Before the Beginning: Hesiod 12 The Ionian Philosophers of the Sixth Century 18 a) The Beginning: Thales of Miletus 18 b) The First Debate: Anaximander v. Anaximenes 22 c) Sixth-Century Rationalism: Xenophanes and Pythagoras 26 d) The Crisis of Sixth-Century Philosophy 31 Heraclitus and Parmenides: Extreme Solutions 33 a) Heraclitus: Lover of Flux 33 b) Parmenides: Champion of Being 42 Fifth-Century Elementalism 51 a) Democritus: Atomic Theory 52 b) Empedocles: Evolution 61 c) Anaxagoras 65 2 The Sophists and Socrates 69 A New Beginning: The Sophists 69 Protagoras 71 Gorgias 79 Socrates 83 3 Plato 95 Preliminaries 95 Plato's Critique of the Presocratics 98 Plato's Critique of the Sophists 105 a) The "Self-Reference" Argument 106 b) The Reductio ad Absurdum 107 c) "What is it?" 112 d) "The Old Quarrel": Philosophy v. Sophistry 119 Recollection 120 a) The Phaedo 120 b) The Meno 125 The Divided Line and the Form of the Good 132 a) The Divided Line 132 b) The Form of the Good 138 Eros 140 The Political Implications of the Forms 153 4 Aristotle 167 Preliminaries 167 Aristotle's Conception of Nature 173 a) "By Nature" 173 b) Form and Matter 182 c) The Four Causes 186 Aristotle's Psychology 194 Teleological Ethics 208 a) Moral Virtue 208 b) Intellectual Virtue 220 Natural Politics 224 a) The Political Animal 224 b) Best Life; Best City 231 Conclusion 235 Epilogue 241 Appendix 257 References 269 Index 275
Synopsis
Provides an accessible introduction to ancient Greek philosophy, enhanced with new features and content Retrieving the Ancients offers a clear and engaging narrative of one of the most fertile periods in the history of human thought, beginning with the Ionian Philosophers of the sixth century and concluding with the works of Aristotle. Organized chronologically, this student-friendly textbook approaches Greek philosophy as an illuminating conversation in which each key thinker--including Thales, Pythagoras, Democritus, Socrates, and Plato--engages with, responds to, and moves beyond his predecessor. Throughout the text, author David Roochnik highlights how this conversation remains as relevant and urgent to modern readers as ever. Now in its second edition, Retrieving the Ancients features an entirely new epilogue that introduces Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism, Cynicism, and various schools of thought that emerged after Aristotle, as well as a useful appendix designed to help students write philosophically. This edition offers expanded online teaching resources for instructors, including a downloadable web pack with sample syllabi. Offers a compelling, readable, and humorous introduction to ancient Greek philosophy Approaches the history of ancient Greek philosophy dialectically Illustrates how the works of the ancients are as valuable today as ever Includes an accessible, modern introduction to Hellenistic philosophers, new to this edition Offering a sophisticated yet accessible account of the first philosophers of the West, Retrieving the Ancients: An Introduction to Greek Philosophy, Second Edition is an ideal textbook for introductory and intermediate undergraduate courses in Ancient Greek Philosophy, as well as general courses in Ancient Philosophy.
LC Classification Number
B171.R66 2023
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