The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library Classics)11 reviews Aristotle Modern Library, 2001 Good collection of Aristotle + Excellent + "Basic" and enough for a solid reference and good overview After Plato, Aristotle is by far the greatest Athenian Greek Philosopher. A polymathic genius whose interests ranged from poetry to theology to astronomy, physics and biology, Aristotle systematized Western thought and laid down many of the basic rules for argument and rationality which still ...             Plato's Theory of Knowledge: The Theatetus and The Sophist (Philosophical Classics)1 review Plato Dover Publications, 2003 Plato and Cornford The author credits for this book should really include Francis M. Cornford, the early 20th century classicist whose commentary accounts for more words in the text than do his translations of the actual dialogs. Some might find the constantly interjected commentary annoying - I found it very ...             Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Scepticism (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)3 reviews Sextus Empiricus Cambridge University Press, 2000 The Best In-Print Translation + Review based on a French Edition and Translation + A masterpiece on the study of knowledge. This is a classic and priceless work. Along with the other extant works of S.E. it remains virtually the only surviving record of teachings attributed to the very influential 4th c. B.C.E. philosopher Pyrrho of Elis. As such, the book preserves a now largely forgotten body of thought that rivals ...             Plato 1: Metaphysics and Epistemology (Oxford Readings in Philosophy)1 review Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 KULKONI I ORDER A "LIKE NEW COPY" AND I GOT ONE WITH A LOT OF MARKS ON IT. I NEED THE SELLER TO CONTACT ME AND REPLACE IT WITH ONE WITHOUT ANY MARKS ON IT             Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters5 reviews Lucius Annaeus Seneca W. W. Norton & Company, 1968 As good a book on Stoicism as is out there + goldstars for ancient thought carried to modern times + Wisdom of the Ages + The Good Book             Nicomachean Ethics40 reviews Aristotle Hackett Publishing Company, 2000 Translations differ + A must-have translation. + For those who want a theory to excellence + Aristotle continues to hit home + We Reach Our Complete Perfection Through Habit             Five Dialogues10 reviews Plato Hackett Publishing Company, 2002 The Core of Greek Philosophy Contained 156 Pages + Excellent Choice + A Great Read for anyone who desires a great lesson in Logic! + The trial, imprisonment, and death of Socrates             Platonic Studies Gregory Vlastos Princeton University Press, 1981 This book consists of Gregory Vlastos' studies on a variety of themes in Plato's metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and social philosophy. Although many of the essays have appeared in various philosophical and classical journals or symposia, new in the volume are two major studies. One is on Plato's theory of love, exploring its metaphysical dimension and its far-reaching implications for ...             A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 4, Plato: The Man and his Dialogues: Earlier Period (Plato - The Man & ...1 review W. C. K. Guthrie Cambridge University Press, 1986 Readable study of 1/2 the Platonic dialogs Guthrie covers all of the earlier Platonic dialogues in this volume, up to and including THE REPUBLIC. The next volume in the series (THE LATER PLATO AND THE ACADEMY) covers the rest. Each chapter covers one or two dialogues. Guthrie mentions work published by previous philosophers, and ...             A History of Greek Philosophy, Vol. 2: The Presocratic Tradition from Parmenides to Democritus2 reviews W. K. C. Guthrie Cambridge University Press, 1979 To the Roots of Knowledge and Culture One of the truly remarkable intellectual achievements of our time, Guthrie's magisterial six volume History of Greek Philosophy, is, within the compass of my reading, the most comprehensive rendering of the golden epoch of Western Philosophy available. The sheer magnitude of the research ...             The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)6 reviews Cambridge University Press, 1995 The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle + See what Aristotle would be like today + Philosophy of Aristotle? This is the best introduction + Metaphysics + The Cream of the Companion Series             Plato Complete Works47 reviews Plato Hackett Publishing Company, 1997 Great Collection + Nice for the Price + a must-have I have not yet finished this book, but so far it appears to be a great collection for those interested in philosophy. The topics it covers are varying and very different from other books I have read. An example of this is that one of the "books" is a discussion of names and their relation to the ...             Discourses of Epictetus17 reviews Epictetus NuVision Publications, 2006 the intellectual stoic + quite satisfactory Epictetus is a great guide for understanding what Stoicism and the idea of Greek morality was in their time. For the books of Epictetus that have survived over time, this book, along with the Enchiridion, give guidance to the dissenting Stoic on how to behave at public functions, and how one must ...             The Republic (Penguin Classics)90 reviews Plato Penguin Classics, 2003 Best Translator of Plato + Classic Read + The Rhetoric + A classic approach....             The Sophists (A History of Greek Philosophy, Vol. 3, Part 1) W. K. C. Guthrie Cambridge University Press, 1977 The third volume of Professor Guthrie's great history of Greek thought, entitled The Fifth-Century Enlightenment, deals in two parts with the Sophists and Socrates, the key figures in the dramatic and fundamental shift of philosophical interest from the physical universe to man. Each of these parts is now available as a paperback with the text, bibliography and indexes amended where necessary so ...             The Presocratic Philosophers (Arguments of the Philosophers)4 reviews Jonathan Barnes Routledge, 1983 noein . . . + A thoughtful and thought-provoking book. + A clear, witty, analytic view of the Presocratics There is some confusion surrounding this difficult, studied, and rather idiosyncratic masterpiece by a brilliant, post-modern generation, scholar of classical philosophy, and, for a quarter century, Fellow of Balliol College. This book was written early on in Barnes' career, preceding what many ...             The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (HPC Classics)3 reviews Epicurus, Brad Inwood Hackett Publishing Company, 1994 An Eye Opener about Living with Eyes Open + An excellent, well presented translation + An Eye Opener about living with Eyes Open Let me say at the outset that Epicurus is hard to understand because we have only fragments of his work. Epicurus is important to people living in the third millenium because he realized, as most of us do, that traditional religion is not very believable. ...             The Hellenistic Philosophers, Volume 2: Greek and Latin Texts with Notes and Bibliography2 reviews A. A. Long, D. N. Sedley Cambridge University Press, 1989 Over-priced shoddily produced reprint of an important work of scholarship 'The Hellenistic Philosophers, Volume 2: Greek and Latin Texts with Notes and Bibliography' by A. A. Long (ISBN-10: 0521275571} was first published by Cambridge University Press in 1987. Presumably at that time it was a real book. In other words, in keeping with the scholarly nature of its ...             The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations21 reviews Marcus Aurelius Scribner, 2002 Emperors book of wisdom + Timeless Wisdom For All People + One of the most significant books in my life + Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Man             Handbook of Greek Philosophy: From Thales to the Stoics: Analysis and Fragments6 reviews Nikolaos Bakalis Trafford Publshing, 2005 Illuminating and useful tool for the student of classical philosophy + Brilliant interpretation + Excellent introduction to Ancient Greek philosophy + Excellent book of ancient Greek philosophy + back to the origins in Greek philosophy