Ancient philosophy : a beginner's guide /

Ancient philosophy : a beginner's guide /

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Author / Creator:	Prior, William J., author.
Imprint:	London : Oneworld, 2016. ©2016
Description:	xvii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Oneworld beginner's guides Oneworld beginners' guides.
Subject:	Philosophy, Ancient. Philosophy, Ancient.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10608525

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ISBN:	9781780743417 1780743416 9781780743424
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.
Summary:	"Before Socrates, philosophers sought explanations for naturally-occurring phenomena from earthquakes and eclipses to the existence of the entire cosmos. But the Socratic era saw a great shift towards questions much closer to the human experience. Philosophers became concerned with life and how to live it, the nature of knowledge and reality, the soul and its relation to the body, and the place of human beings in the universe. Ancient philosophy expert, William J. Prior guides readers through philosophy's formative years, from the pre-Socratic to the Stoic and Epicurean schools. Combining a general discussion of movements with analysis of key passages from ancient texts, it is an insight into the evolution of philosophy and how the great thinkers of centuries gone by can still send our minds reeling today"--Publisher.

Table of Contents:

The good life
Knowledge and reality
The soul
God and the cosmos.