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1	Five Dialogues more books like this by Plato add to wishlist 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 $7.37! \| first editions
2	Great Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato add to wishlist 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 $3.55! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Complete Works more books like this by Plato, John M Cooper (Editor), D S Hutchinson (Adapted by) add to wishlist 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 $32.25! new only from $49.86!
4	On the Good Life more books like this by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Grant (Introduction by) add to wishlist 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 $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The trial of Socrates more books like this by I F Stone add to wishlist Stone set out to discover how a so-called "free" society, such as existed in Athens, could try and condemn to death its most renowned philosopher. He examines what Plato does not tell us - the Athenian side of the story - to see whether he can mitigate the city's crime and thereby remove some of the stigma the trial left on democracy and on Athens ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy more books like this by George G James add to wishlist An attempt to show that the true authors of Greek Philosophy were not the Greeks, but the peoples of Egypt see all copies from $4.14! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
7	The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions more books like this by Karen Armstrong add to wishlist 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 $2.47! new only from $3.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle more books like this by S Marc Cohen add to wishlist 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 $38.12!
9	What is Ancient Philosophy? more books like this by Pierre Hadot, Michael Chase (Translator) add to wishlist Essentially a survey of ancient thought, Hadot's accessible text introduces philosophy as it was practiced by the likes of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Hadot's focus on practice places each thinker in a living context, showing how the ancients tried to live in accordance with their theories. see all copies from $5.58! new only from $15.18! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Power of Art more books like this by Simon Schama add to wishlist "Great art has dreadful manners," Simon Schama observes wryly at the start of his epic and explosive exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. "The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things; visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merciless and wily, the ... see all copies from $12.18! new only from $29.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	On the nature of the universe more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist 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 $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Backgrounds of Early Christianity more books like this by Everett Ferguson add to wishlist Widely used as a textbook since its publication in 1987, this work provides an analytical and systematic introduction to the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, literary, and religious backgrounds necessary for a historical understanding of the New Testament in the early church. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $23.37! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Early Greek Philosophy more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor) add to wishlist 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 $7.50! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Presocratics more books like this by Philip Wheelwright add to wishlist Library of Liberal Arts title. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.73! \| SVS
15 view cover	Lectures on Ancient Philosophy: Companion to the Secret Teachings of All Ages more books like this by Manley P Hall, Howard W Wookey (Illustrator) add to wishlist 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 $8.99! new only from $11.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Stolen Legacy more books like this by George G M James add to wishlist Challenging the notion that civilisation started in Greece, this uncompromising classic attempts to prove that the true authors of Greek philosophy were not Greeks but Egyptians. The text asserts that the praise and honour blindly given to the Greeks for centuries rightfully belong to the people of Africa, and argues that the theft of this great ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $7.35! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Greek philosophy, Thales to Aristotle more books like this by Reginald E. Allen (Editor) add to wishlist Offers an introduction to the pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle. Emphasizing metaphysics and epistemology as the foci of Greek philosophy, this edition nevertheless has expanded coverage of Greek science and mathematics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.34! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Before & After Socrates more books like this by Francis MacDonald Cornford add to wishlist ...a brilliant commentary on the Greek mind and its attitude to life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus more books like this by Sophocles add to wishlist Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, which include suggestions for discussion and analysis. In addition, numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage ... see all copies from $5.62! new only from $5.62! \| SVS
20 view cover	History of Philosophy Volume 3 more books like this by Frederick Copleston add to wishlist 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 $6.24! new only from $6.26! \| SVS
21 view cover	On the nature of things more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist 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 $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Greek and Roman Philosophy After Aristotle more books like this by Jason Lewis Saunders (Editor) add to wishlist Offering a sample of the surviving works of philosophers of the Hellenistic Age such as Lucretius, Epicurus, and Philo of Alexandria, this text shows the influence of Greek philosophy on the formative years of Christianity, as well as the early Christians' distrust of these ideas. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.26! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Works of Plato more books like this by Plato add to wishlist Introduction, by Irwin Edman, The Jowett Translation see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.24! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Classical Thought: History of Western Philosophy 1 more books like this by Terence H Irwin add to wishlist Spanning over a thousand years from Homer to Saint Augustine, Classical Thought encompasses a vast range of material in succinct style, while remaining clear and lucid even to those with no philosophical or Classical background The major philosophers and philosophical schools are examined-the Presocratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $22.63! \| SVS
25 view cover	Hellenistic Philosophy: Introductory Readings more books like this by Brad Inwood add to wishlist 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 $5.34! new only from $14.95! \| first editions

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