The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy

The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a
comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of
philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering
achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final
developments in late antiquity.

• • Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the
    pre-Socratics to late antiquity.

• Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers.

• Covers the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism,
  academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo-Platonists.

• Features an index and a comprehensive bibliography of both
  primary and secondary works.

Auteur
Christopher Shields is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is author of Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle (1999).

Texte du rabat
The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final developments in late antiquity.

Authored by a cast of distinguished philosophers, this collection offers in-depth, accessible essays on the Presocratics, the Sophistic Movement, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the principal Hellenistic schools Epicureanism, Academic Skepticism, and Stoicism and, finally, the often neglected Neoplatonists. Featuring a comprehensive bibliography of primary and secondary recommended works for each of its topics, this book is an indispensable resource for the study of ancient philosophy.

Contenu
Notes on Contributors. Editor's Introduction.

Part I: Philosophy Before Socrates: Introduction.

1. Presocratic Philosophy.(Richard McKirahan).

2. The Sophists. (John Gibert).

Part II: Socrates: Introduction.

3. Socrates: (Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith).

Part III: Plato: Introduction.

4. Plato: Metaphysics.(Daniel Devereux).

5. Plato: Epistemology.(Nicholas White).

6. Plato: Ethics. (Gerisimos Santas).

7. Plato: Psychology. (Allan Silverman).

Part IV: Aristotle: Introduction.

8. Aristotle: Epistemology and Methodology. (Robert Bolton).

9. Aristotle: Metaphysics. (Michael Loux).

10. Aristotle: Ethics and Politics. (Fred D. Miller, Jr.).

11. Aristotle: Psychology. (Gareth Matthews).

Part V: Hellenistic Philosophy: Introduction.

12. Epicureanism. (David Konstan).

13. Stoicism. (Phillip Mitsis).

14. Academics and Pyrrhonists. (R. J. Hankinson).

Part VI: Late Abtique Philosophy: Introduction.

15. Neoplatonism. (Lloyd P. Gerson).

Bibliography.

Index.