A History of Greek and Roman Philosophy
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A History of Greek and Roman Philosophy

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A History of Greek and Roman Philosophy

About this book

An accessible overview of how the principles of thought which dominate our civilization came to be, from philosophy's Ionian beginnings to Neo-Platonism.
 
The history of philosophy reveals what was said at the beginning. From the start, man wanted to know, "why?" On the shores of Asia Minor, men like Heraclitus or Parmenides found a wealth of mental material which language at the time could not convey. This thought developed into the mighty teachings of Plato and Aristotle, and furthered its advance under the Stoics. Then the noble character of Plotinus dominated the scene and this developed into Neo-Platonism, where Greek philosophy struggled to unify itself.
 
Thales, Heraclitus, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle . . . To see each thinker in his true perspective, it is necessary to study the philosophical background against which he worked. The progress of philosophy is nonlinear and difficult to trace. A History of Greek and Roman Philosophy seeks to reveal the interdependence of one school of thought upon another, and in their own particular historical settings. Then, to be able to recognize a philosopher's point of departure from the material upon which he had been educated.
 
The purpose of this book is to widen and inform the scope of the general reader, to offer a greater understanding of the effort humanity made to grasp the Truth. In an educational environment that introduces students to great soldiers, sailors, statesmen, and politicians, space must be made for learning about history's greatest thinkers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. 1. Introduction
  6. 2. Ionian Beginnings
  7. 3. Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagorean Thought
  8. 4. Heraclitus
  9. 5. The First Eleatics
  10. 6. Zeno
  11. 7. Empedocles
  12. 8. Anaxagoras
  13. 9. Atoms and Philosophy
  14. 10. Before Socrates
  15. 11. Sophism
  16. 12. Protagoras
  17. 13. Other Sophists
  18. 14. The Entrance of Socrates
  19. 15. Other Followers of Socrates
  20. 16. Democritus
  21. 17. Plato
  22. 18. Plato and Knowledge
  23. 19. Plato and Ideas
  24. 20. Plato’s Psychology
  25. 21. Plato and Morals
  26. 22. State and Statesmanship
  27. 23. Physics
  28. 24. Plato and Artistry
  29. 25. The Academy After Plato
  30. 26. Life and Works of Aristotle
  31. 27. Lope
  32. 28. Aristotle and Metaphysics
  33. 29. Aristotle and Psychology
  34. 30. Ethics
  35. 31. Aristotle and Politics
  36. 32. Aesthetics
  37. 33. A Comparison
  38. 34. Advance
  39. 35. The Stoics
  40. 36. Epicurus and His School
  41. 37. The Sceptics and Others
  42. 38. The Later Stoics
  43. 39. Stoics (Continued)
  44. 40. Cynicism and Other Developments
  45. 41. A Pythagorean Revival
  46. 42. Renewed Platonism
  47. 43. Philosophy, Greeks and Jews
  48. 44. Plotinus, Porphyry and Others
  49. 45. Neo-Platonism
  50. 46. Recollection
  51. Copyright