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Product Identifiers
PublisherHackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101624663524
ISBN-139781624663529
eBay Product ID (ePID)208711882
Product Key Features
Number of Pages536 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIntroductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Publication Year2015
SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy
AuthorLloyd P. Gerson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height7.4 in
Item Weight25.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width3.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-029056
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionEnlarged edition
SynopsisThis concise anthology of primary sources designed for use in an ancient philosophy survey ranges from the Presocratics to Plato, Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and the Neoplatonists. The Second Edition features an amplified selection of Presocratic fragments in newly revised translations by Richard D. McKirahan. Also included is an expansion of the Hellenistic unit, featuring new selections from Lucretius and Sextus Empiricus as well as a new translation, by Peter J. Anderson, of most of Seneca' De Providentia . The selections from Plotinus have also been expanded., This concise anthology of primary sources designed for use in an ancient philosophy survey ranges from the Presocratics to Plato, Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and the Neoplatonists. The Second Edition features an amplified selection of Presocratic fragments in newly revised translations by Richard D. McKirahan. Also included is an expansion of the Hellenistic unit, featuring new selections from Lucretius and Sextus Empiricus as well as a new translation, by Peter J. Anderson, of most of Seneca's De Providentia . The selections from Plotinus have also been expanded., A concise anthology for the ancient philosophy survey that ranges from the Presocratics through the Neoplatonists, Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy features essential selections from C.D.C. Reeve's 2004 translation of Plato's Republic , which casts reported speech into direct dialogue, as well other translations known for their accuracy and accessibility. Introductions and notes are also included.