Socrates A Very Short Introduction
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Author | : Christopher Taylor |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2000-10-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191540390 |
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Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy. It is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have bee unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues. In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life - a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity permeated every detail of his life, even in the face of betrayal and execution by his fellow Athenians. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : C. C. W. Taylor |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198835981 |
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Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life.
Author | : Julia Annas |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2003-02-13 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 019157922X |
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This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. This is not a book to leave the reader standing in the outer court of introduction and background information, but leads directly into Plato's argument. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information. It stresses the importance of the founding of the Academy and the conception of philosophy as a subject. Julia Annas discusses Plato's style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we today call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. She also looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude to women, and to homosexual love, explores Plato's claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness, and touches on his arguments for the immortality of the soul and his ideas about the nature of the universe. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Catherine Osborne |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2004-04-22 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0192840940 |
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A lively and thematic treatment of early Greek philosophy, this work discusses the invention of western philosophy - the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe.
Author | : Julia Annas |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2000-10-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191578304 |
Download Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Jonathan Barnes |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2000-10-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191606553 |
Download Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Julia Annas |
Publisher | : Oxford Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2003-02-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780192802163 |
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This introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It includes a brief account of Plato's life.
Author | : Edward Craig |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2002-02-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191500747 |
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How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of doing philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Jonathan Barnes |
Publisher | : Edicoes Loyola |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9788515022144 |
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Aristotle's scientific research, logic and metaphysical theories, psychology and ethics and politics, all in their historical contexts.
Author | : Daniel Graham |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2013-08-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199959781 |
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In Science before Socrates, Daniel W. Graham argues against the belief that the Presocratic philosophers did not produce any empirical science and that the first major Greek science, astronomy, did not develop until at least the time of Plato. Instead, Graham proposes that the advances made by Presocratic philosophers in the study of astronomy deserve to be considered as scientific contributions.