Retrieving the ancients : an introduction to Greek philosophy

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Retrieving the ancients : an introduction to Greek philosophy

David Roochnik

Blackwell, 2004

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-234) and index

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: hardback ISBN 9781405108614

内容説明

Retrieving the Ancients tells the story of the first philosophers in the West. * A clear and engaging introduction to ancient Greek philosophy. * Tells the story of the first philosophers in the West, from Thales to Aristotle. * Has a strong sense of narrative drive. * Treats the history of ancient Greek philosophy dialectically, as a conversation in which each thinker responds to and moves beyond his predecessors. * Argues that the works of the ancients are as valuable today as ever.

目次

  • Introduction. Two Reasons to Study Ancient Greek Philosophy. The Organization and Strategy of This Book. 1: The Presocratics. Preliminaries. Before the Beginning: Hesiod. The Ionian Philosophers of the Sixth Century. a) The Beginning: Thales of Miletus. b) The First Debate: Anaximander v. Anaximenes. c) Sixth--Century Rationalism: Xenophanes and Pythagoras. d) The Crisis of Sixth--Century Philosophy. Heraclitus and Parmenides: Extreme Solutions. a) Heraclitus: Lover of Flux. b) Parmenides: Champion of Being. Fifth--Century Elementalism. a) Democritus: Atomic Theory. b) Empedocles: Evolution. c) Anaxagoras. 2: The Sophists and Socrates. A New Beginning: The Sophists. Protagoras. Gorgias. Socrates. 3: Plato. Preliminaries. Plato's Critique of the Presocratics. Plato's Critique of the Sophists. a) The "Self--Reference" Argument. b) The Reductio ad Absurdum. c) "What is it?". d) "The Old Quarrel:" Philosophy v. Sophistry. Recollection. a) The Phaedo. b) The Meno. The Divided Line and the Form of the Good. a) The Divided Line. b) The Form of the Good. Eros. The Political Implications of the Forms. 4: Aristotle. Preliminaries. Aristotle's Conception of Nature. a) "By Nature". b) Form and Matter. c) The Four Causes. Aristotle's Psychology. Teleological Ethics. a) Moral Virtue. b) Intellectual Virtue. Natural Politics. a) The Political Animal. b) Best Life
  • Best City. Conclusion. References. Index
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781405108621

内容説明

"Retrieving the Ancients" tells the story of the first philosophers in the West. A clear and engaging introduction to ancient Greek philosophy, this work tells the story of the first philosophers in the West, from Thales to Aristotle. It has a strong sense of narrative drive. This work treats the history of ancient Greek philosophy dialectically, as a conversation in which each thinker responds to and moves beyond his predecessors. It argues that the works of the ancients are as valuable today as ever.

目次

  • Introduction.Two Reasons to Study Ancient Greek Philosophy.The Organization and Strategy of This Book.1: The Presocratics.Preliminaries.Before the Beginning: Hesiod.The Ionian Philosophers of the Sixth Century.a) The Beginning: Thales of Miletus.b) The First Debate: Anaximander v. Anaximenes.c) Sixth-Century Rationalism: Xenophanes and Pythagoras.d) The Crisis of Sixth-Century Philosophy.Heraclitus and Parmenides: Extreme Solutions.a) Heraclitus: Lover of Flux.b) Parmenides: Champion of Being.Fifth-Century Elementalism.a) Democritus: Atomic Theory.b) Empedocles: Evolution.c) Anaxagoras.2: The Sophists and Socrates.A New Beginning: The Sophists.Protagoras.Gorgias.Socrates.3: Plato.Preliminaries.Plato's Critique of the Presocratics.Plato's Critique of the Sophists.a) The "Self-Reference" Argument.b) The Reductio ad Absurdum.c) "What is it?".d) "The Old Quarrel:" Philosophy v. Sophistry.Recollection.a) The Phaedo.b) The Meno.The Divided Line and the Form of the Good.a) The Divided Line.b) The Form of the Good.Eros.The Political Implications of the Forms.4: Aristotle.Preliminaries.Aristotle's Conception of Nature.a) "By Nature".b) Form and Matter.c) The Four Causes.Aristotle's Psychology.Teleological Ethics.a) Moral Virtue.b) Intellectual Virtue.Natural Politics.a) The Political Animal.b) Best Life
  • Best City.Conclusion.References.Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA6796554X
  • ISBN
    • 1405108614
    • 1405108622
  • LCCN
    2003024555
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Malden, MA
  • ページ数/冊数
    vii, 238 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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