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By: Peter Jones
ISBN: 9781786494825
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
UK Publication Date: 3rd October 2019
Publisher: Atlantic Books
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A revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality and the problems of old age, from the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici.
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By: Karl R. Popper
ISBN: 9780691019727
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 1971
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Condemns Plato, Marx, and Hegel as "holists" and "historicists". The author tells that a holist believes that individuals are formed entirely by their social groups; historicists believe that social groups evolve according to internal principles that it is the intellectual's task to uncover.
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By: Lucius Seneca
ISBN: 9780486811246
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
UK Publication Date: 25th November 2016
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
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Major text of Roman Stoic philosophy examines the rational order of the universe, how to lead a simple life, effects and benefits of misfortune, and the necessity of facing mortality.
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By: Aristotle
ISBN: 9780140455472
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2020
UK Publication Date: 30th April 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Epictetus
ISBN: 9780008619916
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
UK Publication Date: 14th September 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
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By: Linda Johnsen
ISBN: 9781608684380
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
Publisher: New World Library
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Originally published in 2006 by Himalayan Institute Press under title: Lost masters: sages of ancient Greece.
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By: Plato
ISBN: 9781804177938
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
UK Publication Date: 16th April 2024
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
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Much of traditional Western thought began in Antiquity, flowing from the Platonic dialogues, The Republic being the most significant. Plato expresses the political, ethical and societal framework for the nature of the ideal state and defines the notion of justice. This new, accessible edition is carefully edited for the modern audience.
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By: Julie Hunter
ISBN: 9780473127220
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2007
Publisher: Nationwide Books
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(Hardback)
By: Professor Edward Halper
ISBN: 9781441131911
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2012
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
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"Aristotle's Metaphysics" is an extremely rich and important philosophical work, unique in that it is an inquiry devoted to discovering a doctrine, rather than a treatise that defends a doctrine. This title presents an introduction to the text, offering guidance on: philosophical context; key themes; reading the text; and, reception and influence.
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By: Gareth Southwell
ISBN: 9781529439335
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 12th September 2024
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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An accessible introduction to Stoic philosophy packed with inspirational quotes and practical ideas to help you live better.
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By: Melissa Lane
ISBN: 9780141976150
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Where do our ideas about politics come from What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans How should we exercise power This book deals with these questions.
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By: Frederick Copleston
ISBN: 9780826468956
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Aug 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries. The 11-volume series gives an accessible account of each philosopher's work, and explains their relationship to the work of other philosophers.
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By: Adam Nicolson
ISBN: 9780008490782
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
UK Publication Date: 8th June 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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What is the nature of things Must I think my own way through the world What is justice How can I be me How should we treat each other
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By: Miriam Leonard
ISBN: 9781862079977
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2008
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2008
Publisher: Granta Books
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The 24th How to Read title.
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By: Donald Robertson
ISBN: 9781035054749
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2025
UK Publication Date: 9th January 2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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An accessible and inspirational look at how we can apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life.
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By: Iamblichus
ISBN: 9780892811526
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 1986
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
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By: Marcus Aurelius
ISBN: 9781857150551
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 1992
UK Publication Date: 23rd April 1992
Publisher: Everyman
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The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (AD 121-180) embodied in his person that ideal figure of antiquity, the philosopher-king. His "Meditations" reveal a mind of exceptional clarity and originality and a spirit attuned to the particulars of human destiny.
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By: Plato
ISBN: 9780375758409
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2001
UK Publication Date: 11th September 2001
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Armand DAngour
ISBN: 9781408883822
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2020
UK Publication Date: 5th March 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Plato
ISBN: 9780141397641
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2015
UK Publication Date: 26th February 2015
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, this book details the final plea of author's beloved mentor.
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By: Aristotle
ISBN: 9780375757990
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2001
UK Publication Date: 11th September 2001
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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Edited by Richard McKeon, this book contains an introduction by CD Reeve.
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By: Arthur Herman
ISBN: 9780553385663
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2014
UK Publication Date: 16th June 2014
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Aristotle
ISBN: 9780451531759
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle established unique standards of philosophic inquiry, observation, and judgment. This book offers a contemporary reevaluation of the philosophy of the master of Western thought, and shows his vital, continuing influence in our modern world. Revised reissue.
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By: Plato
ISBN: 9781857150988
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1993
UK Publication Date: 17th December 1992
Publisher: Everyman
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Although Plato's celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, it also raises enduring questions about politics, art, education and the general conduct of life.
