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A. W. H. Adkins (1930–1996)

Author of The Greek Polis

10+ Works 225 Members 1 Review

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Includes the names: Arthur Adkins, A. W. H Adkins, Arthur W. H. Adkins, Arthur W. H. Adkins, Arthur William Hope Adkins

Works by A. W. H. Adkins

The Greek Polis (1986) — Editor — 86 copies

Moral Values and Political Behaviour in Ancient Greece (1972) 40 copies

Merit and Responsibility: A Study in Greek Values (1960) 36 copies

From the many to the one; a study of personality and views of human nature in the context of ancient Greek society, values, and beliefs (1970) 28 copies

University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: The Greek Polis (Volume 1) 17 copies

Poetic Craft in the Early Greek Elegists (1985) 11 copies

La morale dei Greci - da Omero ad Aristotele (1987) 4 copies

Vol. 04 (1970) 'Clouds, Mysteries, Socrates and Plato' 1 copy

Review of Eric Gans, The End of Culture: Toward a Generative Anthropology [book review], Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews 16 (2) 1 copy

Human Virtue and Human Excellence (1991) 1 copy, 1 review

Associated Works

Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy, Vol. 2 (1971) — Contributor — 41 copies, 1 review

A new companion to Homer (1997) — Contributor — 26 copies

A Companion to Aristotle's Politics (1991) — Contributor — 18 copies

Language and Thought in Early Greek Philosophy (Monist Library of Philosophy) (1983) — Contributor — 11 copies

The Greeks and Us: Essays in Honor of Arthur W.H.Adkins (1996) — Contributor — 5 copies

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Birthdate: 1930
Date of death: 1996-02-13
Gender: male
Education: University of Oxford (B.A., 1952)
University of Oxford (D.Phil., 1957)
Occupations: Edward Olson Professor in Classical Languages & Literatures, University of Chicago

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Human Virtue and Human Excellence by A. W. H. Adkins

This gem is of a kind so rare and so hard to find its text!

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Works: 10
Also by: 5
Members: 225
Popularity: #99,814
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 14
Languages: 1

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