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  • Plato's 'Republic'

    A Critical Guide

    Edited by Mark L. McPherran ...
    Series series Cambridge Critical Guides
    Plato's Republic has proven to be of astounding influence and importance. Justly celebrated as Plato's central text, it brings together all of his prior works, unifying them into a comprehensive vision that is at once theological, philosophical, political and moral. The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting aspects of the Republic, and address questions that continue to ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito

    Critical Essays

    by Rachana Kamtekar, Mark McPherran, P T. Geach, S Marc Cohen, Gregory Vlastos, E De Strycker, S R. Slings, Terence Irwin, M F. Burnyeat, Thomas C. Brickhouse, Nicholas D. Smith, Richard Kraut, David Bostock, Verity Harte, Donald Morrison ...
    Series series Critical Essays on the Classics Series
    Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

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    by René Descartes ...
    Principles of Philosophy (Latin: Principia Philosophiæ) is a book by René Descartes. In essence it is a synthesis of the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy It was written in Latin, published in 1644 and dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia, with whom Descartes had a long-standing friendship. A French version (Les Principes de la Philosophie) followed in 1647. It set forth the ... Read more

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  • The Theater of War

    What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today

    by Bryan Doerries ...
    For years theater director Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient Greek tragedies for a wide range of at-risk people in society. His is the personal and deeply passionate story of a life devoted to reclaiming the timeless power of an ancient artistic tradition to comfort the afflicted.Doerries leads an innovative public health project—Theater of War—that produces ancient dramas for current and ... Read more

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  • The influences of Egyptian mathematics on Pythagorean arithmosophy

    About the roots of mathematics

    by Bogdan Cristian Blascioc ...
    This writing treats the subject of Pythagorean arithmosophy, talking about the possible Egyptean roots of some of the central concepts of this system of thinking, explaining in the same time the method used by ancient Egyptians for multiplication, which actually is a very intuitive one. ... Read more

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  • A Written Republic

    Cicero's Philosophical Politics

    by Yelena Baraz ...
    In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar's dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. As he was acutely aware, this was an unusual undertaking for a Roman statesman because Romans were often hostile to philosophy, perceiving it as foreign and incompatible with fulfilling one's duty as a citizen. How, then, are we to ... Read more

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  • Tracking Ancient Legends

    How the Biblical Flood, Sky Gods, and Ufos Fit into Prehistory

    by Alan Dale Daniel ...
    Can we logically combine recent research on human origins with ancient legends of floods, paradise lost, and cloud clad gods destroying civilizations? Yes, says author Alan Daniel, who has thoughtfully joined key primordial legends with mitochondrial DNA research, archeological and anthropological finds, and geological evidence in Tracking Ancient Legends. DNA evidence shows a small band of humans ... Read more

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  • Pericles and the Conquest of History

    A Political Biography

    by Loren J. Samons, II ...
    As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece ... Read more

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  • Catius' Cat And The Forty Mice

    by Cassius Amicus ...
    A second Epicurean poem for children of all ages, by the author of "Thus Spake Catius' Cat." This work, like the former aims to explain basic principles of Epicurean theory and practice in a form that is both easy-to-understand and faithful to the ancient texts. ... Read more

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  • Slavic Faith

    Deities & Commandments

    by Dmitriy Kushnir ...
    Series series The Slavic Way
    This is the second book of The Slavic Way Series, and it focus is on the Deities of the Slavic Faith and their Commandments. ... Read more

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  • Aristotle's Politics

    A Critical Guide

    Edited by Thornton Lockwood, Thanassis Samaras ...
    Series series Cambridge Critical Guides
    Arguably the foundational text of Western political theory, Aristotle's Politics has become one of the most widely and carefully studied works in ethical and political philosophy. This volume of essays offers fresh interpretations of Aristotle's key work and opens new paths for students and scholars to explore. The contributors embrace a variety of methodological approaches that range across the ... Read more

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  • The Economist

    by Xenophon ...
    Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates. Xenophon was not considered a philosopher during his time but he is now often considered one. Xenophon’s writings cover many different genres and are still widely studied by students today. This edition of The Economist includes a table of contents. ... Read more

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