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"The Fifth Edition of Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy features a completely revised Aristotle unit, with new translations, as well as a newly revised glossary. The Plato unit offers new translations of the Meno and Republic. In the latter, indirect dialogue is cast into direct dialogue for greater readability. The Presocratics unit has been re-edited and streamlined, and the pages of every unit have been completely reset"--Provided by publisher.
Soon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become "the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy." * More than twenty years later that prediction has been borne out: Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy still stands as the leading anthology of its kind. It is now stronger than ever: The Fifth Edition of Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy features a completely revised Aristotle unit, with new translations, as well as a newly revised glossary. The Plato unit offers new translations of the Meno and Republic. In the latter, indirect dialogue is cast into direct dialogue for greater readability. The Presocratics unit has been re-edited and streamlined, and the pages of every unit have been completely reset. * APA Newsletter for Teaching Philosophy.

Table of Contents:

• FC
• Title
• Copyright
• ToC
• Introduction
• Maps
• Timeline
• Acknowledgments
• THE PRESOCRATICS AND THE SOPHISTS
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Milesians
• 3. Pythagoras and Early Pythagoreanism
• 4. Xenophanes of Colophon
• 5. Heraclitus of Ephesus
• 6. Parmenides of Elea
• 7. Zeno of Elea
• 8. Empedocles of Acragas
• 9. Anaxagoras of Clazomenae
• 10. Leucippus and Democritus: Fifth-Century Atomism
• 11. Melissus of Samos

• 12. Philolaus of Croton
• 13. The Sophists
• PLATO
• Euthyphro
• Apology
• Crito
• Protagoras
• Gorgias
• Meno
• Phaedo
• Symposium
• Republic
• Parmenides
• Timaeus
• ARISTOTLE
• Categories
• De Interpretatione
• Topics
• Posterior Analytics
• Physics
• On Coming-to-be and Ceasing-to-be
• On the Heavens
• Meteorologica
• De Anima
• Parts of Animals
• Metaphysics
• Nicomachean Ethics
• Politics
• Suggestions for Further Reading
• Concordance for the Presocratics and the Sophists
• Abbreviations for Aristotle
• Notes on the Text of Aristotle
• Glossary for Aristotle
• BC.

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Contributors:

Cohen, S. Marc , editor

Curd, Patricia, 1949- , editor

Reeve, C. D. C., 1948- , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Readings in ancient Greek philosophy (Fifth edition; Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2016 — ISBN 9781624665325; ISBN 9781624665332; LCCN 2016010801; OCLC Number 948805303)

Subjects:

Philosophy, Ancient

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed August 28, 2019).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 682 pages) : illustrations, maps

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

B171 .R39 2016eb

ISBNs:

9781624665349 (electronic book)
1624665349 (electronic book)
9781624665325 (pbk.) [Invalid]
1624665322 (pbk.) [Invalid]
9781624665332 (cloth) [Invalid]
1624665330 (cloth) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

958559518