The Travellers Guide To Classical Philosophy

Author : John Gaskin
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771081
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Traveler's Guide to Classical Philosophy written by John Gaskin and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion for visitors to Greece and Rome, and for armchair travelers as well. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death, and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world—still visible in today’s cityscapes and archaeological sites—and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader. It was the Greeks who first asked and discussed in a rational way two fundamental questions that never cease to concern thinking human beings: what is the nature of the universe, and what can I make of my brief time in it? Their answers, developed between the eighth century BC and the fourth century AD, are still relevant to the modern reader and traveler. The author associates each philosopher and his ideas with a particular tourist destination, and a gazetteer describes the sites and notes the people and ideas connected with them.

Author : John Gaskin
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771073
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Traveller's Guide to Classical Philosophy written by John Gaskin and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the perfect primer for anyone interested in the foundation of Western thought and a unique companion for visitors to Greek and Roman sites. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world still visible in todays cityscapes and archaeological sites and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader. The author associates each philosopher and his ideas with a particular tourist destination, and a gazetteer describes the sites and notes the people and ideas connected with them.

Author : John Gaskin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500289344
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Traveler's Guide To Classical Philosophy written by John Gaskin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion for visitors to Greece and Rome, and for armchair travelers as well. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death, and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world—still visible in today’s cityscapes and archaeological sites—and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader. It was the Greeks who first asked and discussed in a rational way two fundamental questions that never cease to concern thinking human beings: what is the nature of the universe, and what can I make of my brief time in it? Their answers, developed between the eighth century BC and the fourth century AD, are still relevant to the modern reader and traveler. The author associates each philosopher and his ideas with a particular tourist destination, and a gazetteer describes the sites and notes the people and ideas connected with them.

Author : John Charles Addison Gaskin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500515655
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Traveller's Guide to Classical Philosophy written by John Charles Addison Gaskin and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the perfect primer for anyone interested in the foundation of Western thought and a unique companion for visitors to Greek and Roman sites. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world _ still visible in today_s cityscapes and archaeological sites _ and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader. The author associates each philosopher and his ideas with a particular tourist destination, and a gazetteer describes the sites and notes the people and ideas connected with them.

Author : William J. Prior
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780743424
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Philosophy written by William J. Prior and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophers didn’t always busy themselves with life’s big questions. The earliest ancient philosophers were primarily concerned with the world of nature, including phenomena such as earthquakes and eclipses. But one enigmatic Greek named Socrates began to explore abstract ideas about human existence. What makes us happy? What is the nature of the soul? And what is our purpose in this universe? Professor William Prior elegantly guides readers through philosophy’s formative years and key ancient texts. Organised into four themes - nature, reality, the soul and ethics - Ancient Philosophy: A Beginner’s Guide is a lively introduction to the great thinkers who still send our minds reeling today.

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Download or read book Classical Philosophy written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Scott Samuelson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226826252
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rome as a Guide to the Good Life written by Scott Samuelson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, portable guidebook that sketches Rome’s great philosophical tradition while also providing an engaging travel companion to the city. This is a guidebook to Rome for those interested in both la dolce vita and what the ancient Romans called the vita beata—the good life. Philosopher Scott Samuelson offers a thinker’s tour of the Eternal City, rooting ideas from this philosophical tradition within the geography of the city itself. As he introduces the city’s great works of art and its most famous sites—the Colosseum, the Forum, the Campo de’ Fiori—Samuelson also gets to the heart of the knotty ethical and emotional questions they pose. Practicing philosophy in place, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life tackles the profound questions that most tours of Rome only bracket. What does all this history tell us about who we are? In addition to being a thoughtful philosophical companion, Samuelson is also a memorable tour guide, taking us on plenty of detours and pausing to linger over an afternoon Negroni, sample four classic Roman pastas, or explore the city’s best hidden gems. With Samuelson’s help, we understand why Rome has inspired philosophers such as Lucretius and Seneca, poets and artists such as Horace and Caravaggio, filmmakers like Fellini, and adventurers like Rosa Bathurst. This eclectic guidebook to Roman philosophy is for intrepid wanderers and armchair travelers alike—anyone who wants not just a change of scenery, but a change of soul.

Author : Jacques Brunschwig
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674002616
Total Pages : 1084 pages
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Download or read book Greek Thought written by Jacques Brunschwig and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In more than 60 essays by an international team of scholars, this volume explores the full breadth and reach of Greek thought, investigating what the Greeks knew as well as what they thought they knew, and what they believed, invented, and understood about the possibilities of knowing. 65 color illustrations. Maps.

Author : Christopher Shields
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047075656X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy written by Christopher Shields and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Trevor Curnow
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1849667713
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophers of the Ancient World written by Trevor Curnow and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-06-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book contains information on over 2,300 ancient Western philosophers, from Abammon to Zoticus. Covering the period from the seventh century BC to the seventh century AD, it brings together the extremely well-known and the thoroughly obscure. Those already familiar with ancient philosophy will find it an invaluable and handy work of reference with a breadth of coverage that far exceeds any other single-volume work on the subject. Those new to the subject will find it a useful introduction. The ideas of the major thinkers are summarised and an historical overview of ancient philosophy allows them to be placed in their proper context. The book also provides useful background reading for anyone interested in the ancient world who wants to find out more about its intellectual life. A minimum of philosophical jargon ensures its accessibility to a wide audience. As in ancient histories of philosophy, there is also a modest amount of gossip.