The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy

Christopher Shields

Language: English

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: Feb 7, 2003

Description:

The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides acomprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements ofphilosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the toweringachievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its finaldevelopments in late antiquity.

Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from thepre-Socratics to late antiquity.

Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers.

Covers the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism, academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo-Platonists.

Features an index and a comprehensive bibliography of bothprimary and secondary works.