Retrieving the Ancients : An Introduction to Greek Philosophy by David Roochnik

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Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
9781405108621
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405108622
ISBN-13
9781405108621
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6062047

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
246 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Retrieving the Ancients : an Introduction to Greek Philosophy
Subject
History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Author
David Roochnik
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-024555
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"David Roochnik offers a well-paced and highly accessible narrative of ancient Greek thought. Retrieving the Ancients is a much-needed primer for teaching undergraduates the value of early philosophy." Daryl McGowan Tress, Fordham University"This is a jewel of a book ... A must for everyone." Journal of Classics Teaching, "David Roochnik offers a well-paced and highly accessible narrative of ancient Greek thought. Retrieving the Ancients is a much-needed primer for teaching undergraduates the value of early philosophy." Daryl McGowan Tress, Fordham University "This is a jewel of a book... A must for everyone." Journal of Classics Teaching "The best written and most lucidly argued single volume survey of ancient Greek philosophy... a book that manages to be bothe philosophically sophisticated yet accessible to undergraduates" Journal of Ancient Philosophy, David Roochnik offers a well-paced and highly accessible narrative of ancient Greek thought. Retrieving the Ancients is a much-needed primer for teaching undergraduates the value of early philosophy." Daryl McGowan Tress, Fordham UniversityThis is a jewel of a book... A must for everyone." Journal of Classics TeachingThe best written and most lucidly argued single volume survey of ancient Greek philosophy... a book that manages to be bothe philosophically sophisticated yet accessible to undergraduates" Journal of Ancient Philosophy
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
180
Table Of Content
Introduction. Two Reasons to Study Ancient Greek Philosophy. The Organization and Strategy of This Book. 1: The Presocratics. Preliminaries. Before the Beginning: Hesiod. The Ionian Philosophers of the Sixth Century. a) The Beginning: Thales of Miletus. b) The First Debate: Anaximander v. Anaximenes. c) Sixth-Century Rationalism: Xenophanes and Pythagoras. d) The Crisis of Sixth-Century Philosophy . Heraclitus and Parmenides: Extreme Solutions. a) Heraclitus: Lover of Flux. b) Parmenides: Champion of Being . Fifth-Century Elementalism. a) Democritus: Atomic Theory. b) Empedocles: Evolution. c) Anaxagoras . 2: The Sophists and Socrates. A New Beginning: The Sophists. Protagoras. Gorgias. Socrates. 3: Plato. Preliminaries. Plato's Critique of the Presocratics. Plato's Critique of the Sophists. a) The "Self-Reference" Argument . b) The Reductio ad Absurdum. c) "What is it?". d) "The Old Quarrel:" Philosophy v. Sophistry . Recollection. a) The Phaedo. b) The Meno. The Divided Line and the Form of the Good. a) The Divided Line. b) The Form of the Good . Eros. The Political Implications of the Forms. 4: Aristotle. Preliminaries. Aristotle's Conception of Nature. a) "By Nature". b) Form and Matter. c) The Four Causes . Aristotle's Psychology. Teleological Ethics. a) Moral Virtue. b) Intellectual Virtue . Natural Politics. a) The Political Animal. b) Best Life; Best City . Conclusion. References. Index
Synopsis
Retrieving the Ancients tells the story of the first philosophers in the West. Beginning with Thales, who correctly predicted an eclipse in 585 BC, and culminating in a discussion of the works of Aristotle, who died in 322 BC, Roochnik s work provides a clear and engaging introduction to one of the most fertile periods in the history of human thought. The author presents the history of Greek philosophy as an unfolding conversation, with the key thinkers engaged with and responding to their predecessors. Elegantly and compellingly written, Roochnik demonstrates the abiding relevance of this conversation to the modern reader. In retrieving the ancients, he argues, we help to illuminate ourselves., Retrieving the Ancients tells the story of the first philosophers in the West. ∗ A clear and engaging introduction to ancient Greek philosophy. ∗ Tells the story of the first philosophers in the West, from Thales to Aristotle. ∗ Has a strong sense of narrative drive., Retrieving the Ancients tells the story of the first philosophers in the West. A clear and engaging introduction to ancient Greek philosophy. Tells the story of the first philosophers in the West, from Thales to Aristotle. Has a strong sense of narrative drive. Treats the history of ancient Greek philosophy dialectically, as a conversation in which each thinker responds to and moves beyond his predecessors. Argues that the works of the ancients are as valuable today as ever.
LC Classification Number
B171.R66 2004

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