Introducing Greek Philosophy

WRIGHT,MR

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Author
WRIGHT,MR
Publish Date
09/01/2009
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
UCALIF
Number of Pages
256
ISBN-10
0520261488
ISBN-13
9780520261488
citemno
130617
Edition
1
SKU
9780520261488

Description

This concise, lively introduction to ancient Greek philosophy will help beginning students of both classical studies and philosophy get their bearings within an important yet complex array of names, schools, and ideas. The book illuminates the key period from the sixth to the third century BC, looking at the ideas that engaged the Greeks, in particular those of the Presocratics, the Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the earliest Hellenistic philosophers. After chronologically mapping the main figures and their interconnections, Introducing Greek Philosophy focuses on themes especially relevant to philosophy today, including the origins of the universe and its mathematical structures; divine creation versus evolution and natural law; probability theory and the criteria for truth; political debates on democracy, citizen rights, and state obligations; and finally ethics, happiness, and the best way to live.