Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

by Julia Annas

On This Page

Description

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

Recommendations

Member Reviews

3 reviews
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.
Arguments and Conversation
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.

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

Picture of author.
35+ Works 1,629 Members

Series

Belongs to Publisher Series

Common Knowledge

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

Classifications

Genres
Philosophy, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS
180Philosophy & psychologyAncient, medieval & eastern philosophyAncient, medieval, eastern philosophy
LCC
B111 .A56Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPhilosophy (General)By periodAncient
BISAC

Statistics

Members
413
Popularity
75,509
Reviews
3
Rating
½ (3.54)
Languages
5 — Catalan, Dutch, English, Greek, Spanish
Media
Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
ISBNs
12
ASINs
7