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1	The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions more books like this by Karen Armstrong From one of the world's leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling "A History of God" comes a major new work: a chronicle of the ninth century BCE, when the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the ... see all copies from $3.68! new only from $5.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Five Dialogues more books like this by Plato This second edition of 'Five Dialogues' presents Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for 'Plato: Complete Works'. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions
3	Great Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato Plato wrote approximately 25 dialogues--intellectual debates on such topics as law, virtue, love, and beauty--which are normally divided into three periods: those featuring Socrates, those in which the words of Socrates are most likely Plato's own, and the last several written during Plato's later years. This translation includes the complete ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	History of Philosophy more books like this by Frederick Copleston Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, first created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries. However, since its first publication (the last volume appearing in the mid-1970s) the series has become the classic account for all philosophy scholars and students. The 11-volume series ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Early Greek Philosophy more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor) The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-Socratics thinkers lies less in their influence - great though that was - than in their astonishing intellectual ambition and imaginative reach. Zeno ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lectures on Ancient Philosophy: Companion to the Secret Teachings of All Ages more books like this by Manley P Hall, Howard W Wookey (Illustrator) Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, "The Secret Teachings of All Ages," In "Lectures on Ancient Philosophy," Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, "The Secret Teachings of All ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $6.47! \| SVS
7	Complete Works more books like this by Plato, John M Cooper (Editor), D S Hutchinson (Adapted by) Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars -- many commissioned especially for this volume -- are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay, John Cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning ... see all copies from $33.36! new only from $47.09!
8	On the nature of the universe more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus Lucretius' poem On the Nature of the Universe combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.97! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato Many would consider Plato not only the greatest philosopher ever, but the greatest Greek prose writer too. Numerous English translations have been attempted, largely to be criticized and forgotten. Over a hundred years after the first edition of his translation in 1871, Benjamin Jowett's reputation remains resilient to time. Jowett (1817-93) was a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle more books like this by S Marc Cohen The rich selection of superbly translated and edited Pre-Socratic fragments and testimonies, dialogues of Plato, and selections from Aristotle that has made "Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy", the pre-eminent anthology for the teaching of ancient Greek philosophy is now even richer: G M A Grube's translation of Plato's "Phaedo" and "Alexander ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.36! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged more books like this by C D Yonge (Translator), David M Scholer (Foreword by), Philo The best and most complete one volume edition of the writings of Philo Judaeus, a contemporary of Josephus. see all copies from $7.09! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	On the Good Life more books like this by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Grant (Introduction by) For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In essays that are articulate, meditative and ... see all copies from $2.46! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	On the nature of things more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) lived ca. 99-ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. He is the author of the great didactic poem in hexameters, "De Rerum Natura" ("On the Nature of Things"). In six books compounded of solid reasoning, brilliant imagination, and noble poetry, he expounds the scientific theories of the Greek ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	What is Ancient Philosophy? more books like this by Pierre Hadot, Michael Chase (Translator) A magisterial mappa mundi of the terrain that Pierre Hadot has so productively worked for decades, this ambitious book revises our view of ancient philosophy - and in doing so, proposes that we change the way we see philosophy itself. Hadot takes ancient philosophy out of its customary realm of names, dates, and arid abstractions and plants it ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $17.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Lucretius: The Way Things Are more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Rolfe Humphries (Translator), B Feldman (Designer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.19! \| SVS
16 view cover	Introduction to Aristotle more books like this by Aristotle, Richard Peter McKeon Since the publication of the original edition in 1947, Richard McKeon's "Introduction to Aristotle "has become the standard text for a variety of courses in philosophy and the humanities. For this revised and enlarged edition, Professor McKeon has completely rewritten his General Introduction and his introductions to the particular works. He has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.77! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists more books like this by Robin A Waterfield (Editor) The first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. Aristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the world should be comprehensible. ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $9.87!
18 view cover	History of Philosophy Volume 6 more books like this by Frederick Copleston Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy" has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English. Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $11.01! \| SVS
19 view cover	Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle more books like this by Professor Reginald E Allen (Editor) Widely praised for its accessibility and its concentration on the metaphysical issues that are most central to the history of Greek philosophy, "Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle" offers a valuable introduction to the works of the Presocratics, Plato, and Aristotle. For the Third Edition, Professor Allen has provided new translations of ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $11.83! \| first editions
20 view cover	Before & After Socrates more books like this by Francis MacDonald Cornford ...a brilliant commentary on the Greek mind and its attitude to life. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	History of Philosophy Volume 5 more books like this by Frederick Copleston Conceived originally as a serious presentatin of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume "A History Of Philosophy" has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English. Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $11.01! \| SVS
22 view cover	Hellenistic Philosophy: Introductory Readings more books like this by Brad Inwood This revised edition of "Hellenistic Philosophy" offers an English translation of the account of Stoic ethics by Anus Didysmus, new sources on Epicureanism, Stocism, and Scepticism, expanded representation of Plutarch and Cicero, and a fuller presentation of papyrological evidence. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	What is Justice?: Classic and Contemporary Readings more books like this by Robert C Solomon, Mark C Murphy "What is Justice?" was one of Socrates' most provocative and to this day unresolved questions. What is Justice? is an attempt to bring together many of the most prominent and influential writings on the topic of justice, both before and after Socrates, with particular emphasis on questions of justice in the modern world, especially in (more or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.44! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy more books like this by George G James An attempt to show that the true authors of Greek Philosophy were not the Greeks, but the peoples of Egypt see all copies from $3.18! new only from $10.00!
25 view cover	Greek and Roman Philosophy After Aristotle more books like this by Jason L Saunders (Editor) A concise selection from the standard philosophical works after the death of Aristotle to the close of the third century, which includes the writings of seminal figures, from early Christian thought. Lucretius, Epicurus, Epictetus, Sextus Empiricus, Lucian, Philo of Alexandria, and Plotinus were among the greatest philosophers of the Hellenistic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.02! \| SVS

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