Reprint of the 1951 edition published by Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Socrates, as he is portrayed in Plato's early dialogues, remains one of the most controversial figures in the history of philosophy. This book concerns six of the most vexing and often discussed features of Plato's portrayal: Socrates' methodology,...

This book is an exploration of the epistemological, metaphysical, and psychological foundations of the Nicomachean Ethics. In a striking reversal of current orthodoxy, Reeve argues that scientific knowledge (episteme) is possible in ethics, that...

This volume brings together mostly previously unpublished studies by prominent historians, classicists, and philosophers on the roles and effects of religion in Socratic philosophy and on the trial of Socrates. Among the contributors are Thomas C...

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Very good; previous owner's name inside front cover.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Delicious, satisfying recipes that are good for your health, heart, and mind by the beloved blogger and creator of Brocc Your Body.Self-proclaimed SoCal beach girl Carissa Stanton first earned her nickname Brocc, not...

From a New York Times bestselling author, medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta must solve the most terrifying murder case she's ever come across. In this thrilling installment of the Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds...

The World's Desire begins with Odysseus utterly alone. His kingdom of Ithaca is an empty, abandoned wasteland. His beloved wife Penelope is dead. His patron goddess Athena has forsaken him. But then Aphrodite visits Odysseus and sends him on a quest...

A New York Times BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerSeptember IndieNext PickA new door opens...Once there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. After a desperate attempt...

A compulsively readable, startling, and philosophically rich book about marriage, from an acclaimed critic and filmmaker A New Yorker Best of the Week Pick * A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year * A Seminary Coop Notable Book of 2023 ...

The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world "Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why things are as they are."--Kirkus Reviews From the beginning of...

A pioneering history of cross-cultural knowledge that exposes enduring fractures in unity across the world's largest continent "Mr. Green has written a book of rigorous--and refreshing--honesty."--Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal A...