Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
by Julia Annas
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Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book aims to give readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles.Tags
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Um livro simpático cobrindo a filosofia antiga grega e adjacente, colocando o problema do "porque filosofar" junto a outros (a escolha de medéia) para percorrer as opções éticas e os argumentos, de pré-socráticos a estóicos, passando assim também pela lógica Aristotélica mas não apenas, e não esquecendo dos cirenaicos (junto aos mais conhecidos epicuristas, a Demócrito etc). A autora também contextualiza historicamente, embora de modo sucinto, a recepção das obras desse período, mostrando tendências de interpretação e ênfase contextualizadas - do aristotelismo medieval, mas também passando por desenvolvimentos contemporâneos, procurando mostrar como a revisitação de temas e textos antigos pode ainda ser e foi show more fecunda. show less
Rather than go through a chronological list of Great Thinkers, the author highlights some themes and works from the Greek philosophical tradition and how the modern (post-Renaissance) world has chosen to highlight different aspects of it as time goes by.
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Julia Annas, in a readable and clear way, exposes in this short work the main aspects of ancient philosophy. The curiosity about the world's mysteries and the discoveries of our search for knowledge propel this ancient endeavour. The differents philosophers of the time and their works are refered and interpreted (the multiples understandings of the same work are pointed). Ancient philosophy, the author points, is better understanded as a conversation, one in with differents aspects of the same reality or concept are explained.
Julia Annas, in a readable and clear way, exposes in this short work the main aspects of ancient philosophy. The curiosity about the world's mysteries and the discoveries of our search for knowledge propel this ancient endeavour. The differents philosophers of the time and their works are refered and interpreted (the multiples understandings of the same work are pointed). Ancient philosophy, the author points, is better understanded as a conversation, one in with differents aspects of the same reality or concept are explained.
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- Canonical title
- Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
- Original title
- Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
- Original publication date
- 2000
- First words
- A very short introduction should have modest aims.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)We still have Philosophy's problem and, lacking divine help, we still have to do the work, search for the truth, and expose the bogus for ourselves.
- Original language
- English
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