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  • Revenge, Punishment and Anger in Ancient Greek Justice

    by Joe Whitchurch ...
    Anger was the engine of justice in the ancient Greek world. It drove quests for vengeance which resulted in a variety of consequences, often harmful not only for the relevant actors but also for the wider communities in which they lived.From as early as the seventh century BCE, Greek communities had developed more or less formal means of imposing restrictions on this behaviour in the form of ... Read more

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  • The Republic

    by Plato ...
    The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophyPlato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are ... Read more

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  • The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics

    by Immanuel Kant ...
    Immanuel Kant's "The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics" delves into the foundational principles of moral philosophy. In this work, Kant explores the nature of ethical duties and the concept of moral law, emphasizing the importance of reason in ethical decision-making. He argues that true morality is grounded in rationality and that ethical actions must be universally applicable. Kant's categorical ... Read more

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  • Plato: 'The Republic'

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
    First published in 2000, this translation of one of the great works of Western political thought is based on the assumption that when Plato chose the dialogue form for his writing, he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations - although conversations of a philosophical sort. In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, the student and general reader will ... Read more

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  • A Discourse Upon The Origin And The Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind (Mobi Classics)

    by Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...
    Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes) is a book by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.Rousseau discusses two types of inequality, natural or physical and moral or political. Natural inequality involves differences between one man's strength or intelligence and that of another - it is a product of ... Read more

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  • Friendship

    by A. C. Grayling ...

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  • Antigone

    by Sophocles ...
    Translated by Mr Don Taylor ...
    Series series Student Editions
    The gods never move faster than when punishing men with the consequences of their own actions.Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies his edict. Creon condemns the young woman, his niece, to be buried alive. The people daren't object but the prophet Teiresias warns that this tyranny will anger ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Enraged

    Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths

    by Emily Katz Anhalt ...
    "Anhalt's contribution is building an overarching narrative of how the Greeks engaged problems of anger—problems that continue to provoke."— ChoiceMillennia ago, Greek myths exposed the dangers of violent rage and the need for empathy and self-restraint. Homer's Iliad, Euripides' Hecuba, and Sophocles' Ajax show that anger and vengeance destroy perpetrators and victims alike. Composed before and ... Read more

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  • Sex and the Second-Best City

    Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato

    by Kenneth Royce Moore ...
    Series series Studies in Classics
    Sex and the Second-Best City deals with the topics of sex and society in the Laws of Plato with recourse to historical context and modern critical theory. It examines reconstructions of ancient "sexuality" with a view to increased clarification. The text of the Laws is considered, along with many of its literary qualities, its influences and the utopian plan that it proposes. ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Homer

    Edited by Robert Fowler ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional ... Read more

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  • The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks

    Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature

    by David Konstan ...
    It is generally assumed that whatever else has changed about the human condition since the dawn of civilization, basic human emotions - love, fear, anger, envy, shame - have remained constant. David Konstan, however, argues that the emotions of the ancient Greeks were in some significant respects different from our own, and that recognizing these differences is important to understanding ancient ... Read more

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  • Moral Philosophy

    by Joseph Rickaby ...
    Moral Philosophy is the science of human acts in their bearing on human happiness and human duty.Those acts alone are properly called human, which a man is master of to do or not to do. A human act, then, is an act voluntary and free. A man is what his human acts make him.A voluntary act is an act that proceeds from the will with a knowledge of the end to which the act tends.A free act is an act ... Read more

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