Philosophy in the Ancient World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philosophy in the Ancient World write by James A. Arieti. This book was released on 2005. Philosophy in the Ancient World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Philosophy in the Ancient World: An Introduction--an intellectual history of the ancient world from the eighth century B.C.E. to the fifth century C.E., from Homer to Boethius--describes and evaluates ancient thought in its cultural setting, showing how it affected and was affected by that setting. The greatest philosophers (Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine) and cultural figures (Homer, Euripides, Thucydides, Archimedes) and a number of lesser ones (Hesiod, Posidonius, Basil) receive careful description and evaluation. Philosophy in the Ancient World is ideally suited as a supplement for undergraduate courses in Ancient Philosophy and the History of Philosophy in the West.
Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World
Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World write by Heather L. Reid. This book was released on 2014-01-02. Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It begins by observing that the link between athleticism and virtue is older than sport, reaching back to the athletic feats of kings and pharaohs in early Egypt and Mesopotamia. It then traces the role of athletics and the Olympic Games in transforming the idea of aristocracy as something acquired by birth to something that can be trained. This idea of training virtue through the techniques and practice of athletics is examined in relation to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Then Roman spectacles such as chariot racing and gladiator games are studied in light of the philosophy of Lucretius, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. The concluding chapter connects the book’s ancient observations with contemporary issues such as the use of athletes as role models, the relationship between money and corruption, the relative worth of participation and spectatorship, and the role of females in sport. The author argues that there is a strong link between sport and philosophy in the ancient world, calling them offspring of common parents: concern about virtue and the spirit of free enquiry. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Ethics and Sport.
A History of Natural Philosophy
A History of Natural Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Natural Philosophy write by Edward Grant. This book was released on 2007-01-29. A History of Natural Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible.
Cosmos in the Ancient World
Cosmos in the Ancient World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cosmos in the Ancient World write by Phillip Sidney Horky. This book was released on 2019-07-04. Cosmos in the Ancient World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Traces the concept of kosmos as order, arrangement, and ornament in ancient philosophy, literature, and aesthetics.
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction write by Julia Annas. This book was released on 2000-10-12. Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction available 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.
