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1	Consolation of Philosophy more books like this by Boethius add to wishlist An eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, Boethius (c. 475-525 AD) was also an exceptional Greek scholar. It was to the Greek philosophers that he turned when he fell from favor and was imprisoned in Pavia. Written in the period leading up to his brutal execution, it is a dialogue that alternates from prose to verse between the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.81! \| first editions \| SVS
2	More Utopia more books like this by Sir Thomas More, George M Logan (Editor), Robert M Adams (Editor) add to wishlist This is a fully revised edition of what is already one of the most successful volumes in the entire series of Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. This revision incorporates the many refinements to the translation of Utopia undertaken for the dual-language scholarly edition published by Cambridge in 1995, and Professor Logan has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.67! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Classics of Philosophy more books like this by Louis P Pojman (Editor) add to wishlist Classics of Philosophy, 2/e is the most comprehensive anthology of writings in western philosophy in print. Spanning 2,500 years of thought, it is ideal for introduction to philosophy and history of philosophy courses that are structured chronologically. Over seventy-five works by forty-three philosophers as well as fragments from the Pre ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00! \| SVS
4	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! \| SVS
5	Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic and Jewish Traditions more books like this by Arthur Hyman add to wishlist Contents: Early Mediaeval Christian Philosophy. Augustine, Boethius, John Scotus Eriugena, Anselm of Canterbury, Peter Abailard and John of Salisbury. Islamic Philosophy. Alfarabi, Avicenna, Algazali, Averroes. Jewish Philosophy. Saddia, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides, Levi Ben Gerson (Gersonides), Hasdai Crescas. Latin Philosophy in the ... see all copies from $6.48! new only from $35.44! \| first editions
6	Oxford World's Classics more books like this by Boethius, Peter Walsh (Translator) add to wishlist Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture, condemned on a charge of treason which he protested was manifestly unjust. Though a convinced Christian, in detailing the true end of life which is the soul's knowledge of God, he consoled himself not with Christian precepts but with ... see all copies from $5.82! new only from $10.87!
7	Treatise on Law more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint add to wishlist In his treatise on law comprising questions 90-97 of the Summa Theologica, St. Thomas presents a philosophical analysis of the nature and structure of law. Believing that law achieves its results by imposing moral obligations rather than outright force on those subject to it, he explores the vital questions surrounding that issue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.04! \| SVS
8	Aquinas: Selected Writings more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint, Robert P Goodwin (Translator) add to wishlist In his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology. Preoccupied with the relationship between faith and reason, he was influenced both by Aristotle's rational world view and by the powerful belief that wisdom and truth can ultimately only be reached through divine ... see all copies from $2.07! new only from $10.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	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 $10.84! \| SVS
10	Selected Philosophical Writings more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, St., Timothy McDermott (Translator) add to wishlist St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) saw religion as part of the natural human propensity to worship. His ability to recognize the naturalness of this phenomenon and simultaneously to go beyond it, to explore spiritual revelation, makes his work fresh and highly readable today. While drawing on a strong distinction between theology and philosophy, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| first editions \| SVS
11 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
12 view cover	A History of Western Philosophy: The Medieval Mind, Volume II more books like this by W T Jones, Robert J Fogelin add to wishlist A history of Western Philosophy that concentrates on major figures in each historical period, combining exposition with direct quotations from the philosophers themselves. The text places philosophers in appropriate cultural context and shows how their theories reflect the concerns of their times. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $65.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Nature of Things more books like this by Frank O Copley (Translator), Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist Based on the tenets of Epicurean philosophy, The Nature of Things sets forth a world view anticipating our own. All that exists is composed of atoms that united to form matter and dissipate with time. Even the soul is made up of atoms; however, there is no place in the Epicurean universe for the Roman gods, whose existence Lucretius refutes. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages more books like this by Richard Rubenstein add to wishlist Traces the rediscovery and translation of the works of Aristotle at the height of the Dark Ages, chronicling the rapid spread of the intellectual's philosophies and the ensuing backlash on the part of the Catholic Church. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Introduction to Saint Thomas Aquinas more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint, St Thomas Aquinas, Anton C Pegis (Editor) add to wishlist Edited, with an Introduction, by Anton C. Pegis with selections from SUMMA THEOLOGICA and SUMMA CONTRA GENTILES see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.38! \| first editions
16 view cover	Protagoras more books like this by Plato add to wishlist The Protagoras is one of Plato's most entertaining dialogues. It represents Socrates at a gathering of the most celebrated and highest-earning intellectuals of the day, among them the sophist Protagoras. In flamboyant displays of both rhetoric and dialectic, Socrates and Protagoras try to out-argue one another. Their arguments range widely, from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas more books like this by Norman Kretzmann (Editor), Eleonore Stump (Editor) add to wishlist Among the great philosophers of the Middle Ages Aquinas is unique in pursuing two apparently disparate projects. On the one hand he developed a philosophical understanding of Christian doctrine in a fully integrated system encompassing all natural and supernatural reality. On the other hand, he was convinced that Aristotle's philosophy afforded ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $11.95!
18 view cover	Utopia: By Sir Thomas More more books like this by Sir Thomas More, David Harris Sacks (Introduction by) add to wishlist The complete text of Sir Thomas More's classic work, one of the most influential books in the Western literary and philosophical tradition. The original 1551 translation by Ralph Robynson is extensively annotated by the editor and other sixteenth century material is included. A comprehensive Introduction places Utopia within its literary, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Cambridge Companion to Augustine more books like this by Eleonore Stump (Editor), Norman Kretzmann (Editor) add to wishlist It is hard to overestimate the importance of the work of Augustine of Hippo, both in his own period and in the subsequent history of Western philosophy. Until the thirteenth century, when he may have had a competitor in Thomas Aquinas, he was the most important philosopher of the medieval period. Many of his views, including his theory of the just ... see all copies from $18.87! new only from $26.97! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Classics of Philosophy: Volume I: Ancient and Medieval more books like this by Louis P Pojman (Editor) add to wishlist This volume covers the works of philosophers from Thales to William of Ockham. Ideal for courses in ancient or ancient and medieval philosophy, it includes 29 works - seven of them complete - by 13 philosophers as well as fragments from the Pre-Socratics. A lucid introduction, including a brief biographical sketch, accompanies each of the featured ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $48.45! \| SVS
21 view cover	History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy more books like this by Isaac Husik add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MEDIEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHY CHAPTER I ISAAC ISRAELI We know next to nothing about the condition of the Jews in Mohammedan Egypt in the ninth and tenth centuries. But ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	Against the Academicians: The Teacher more books like this by Saint Augustine of Hippo, Augustine add to wishlist These new translations of two treatises dealing with the possibility and nature of knowledge in the face of skeptical challenges are the first to be rendered from the Latin critical edition, the first to be made specifically with a philosophical audience in mind, and the first to be translated by a scholar with expertise in both modern ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $13.67!
23 view cover	Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint, Anton C Pegis (Editor) add to wishlist This volume is part two of a two-volume set. It may be purchased separately or in conjunction with volume one. Includes substantial selections from the Second Part of the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles. Pegis's revision and correction of the English Dominican Translation renders Aquinas' technical terminology consistently as it ... see all copies from $20.70! new only from $44.53!
24 view cover	Medieval Foundations of the Western Intellectual Tradition more books like this by Professor Marcia L Colish add to wishlist Examining the course of Western intellectual history between 400-1400 this text is arranged in two parts. The first surveys the comparative modes of thought and varying success of Byzantine, Latin-Christian and Muslim cultures, and the second takes the reader from the 11th century revival of learning to the high Middle Ages and beyond, the period ... see all copies from $7.85! new only from $21.90! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Incoherence of the Philosophers more books like this by Al-Ghazali, Michael E Marmura (Translator) add to wishlist Although Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Gazali lived only a short life (1058-1111) he is considered one of the most important thinkers of Islam. This text by Al-Ghazali, written after more than a decade of travel and ascetic contemplation, contends that while Muslim philosophers such as Avicenna boasted of unassailable arguments on theology and physics, ... see all copies from $17.87! new only from $19.73! \| first editions

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