7 results for '"Terence Irwin"'

Plato's Moral The Early and Middle Dialogues

Covering over 1000 years of classical philosophy from Homer to Saint Augustine, this accessible, comprehensive study details the major philosophies and philosophers of the period--the Pre-Socratics,...

This exceptional book examines and explains Plato's answer to the normative question, "How ought we to live?" It discusses Plato's conception of the virtues; his views about the connection between...

Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, the Gorgias debates crucial questions about the nature of government. While the aspiring politician Callicles propounds...

Terence Irwin's edition of the Nicomachean Ethicsoffers more aids to the reader than are found in any modern English translation. It includes an Introduction, headings to help the reader follow the...

"a wealth of detailed and resourceful argument that helps us to a deeper understanding of the major philosophical issues" - Terence Irwin, Times Literary Supplement

Method in Ancient Philosophy brings together fifteen new, specially written essays by leading scholars on a broad subject of central importance. The ancient Greeks recognized that different forms of...