History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
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The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists
$14.95 Add to cartAristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the wo… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Waterfield, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 15 2009
- ISBN10: 019953909X
- Language: English
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The Laws
$18.00 Read moreIn The Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form … [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: June 28 2005
- ISBN10: 0140449841
- Language: English
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The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
$8.95 Read moreRather than converting base metals into gold, Hermetic alchemists focused on elevating their mental forces to a higher level. The precepts of their philosophy remained shrouded in secrecy for more tha… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
- Author: Three Initiates
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 26 2009
- ISBN10: 0486471411
- Language: English
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The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation
$17.00 Read more“To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary–is this not me?”
Confucius is recognized as China’s firs
–Confucius- Series: Classics of Ancient China
- Author: Ames, Roger T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 07 1999
- ISBN10: 0345434072
- Language: English
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The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters
$17.95 Read moreIn The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca, representative selections from Seneca’s writings offer the reader an excellent introduction to the range of his work.
The selections are drawn from the essays, or di… [more below]
- Author: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 17 1968
- ISBN10: 0393004597
- Language: English
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The Enneads: Abridged Edition
$21.00 Read moreHere is a highly original synthesis of Platonism, mystic passion, ideas from Greek philosophy, and variants of the Trinity and other central tenets of Christian doctrine by the brilliant thinker who h… [more below]
- Series: Classics S
- Author: Plotinus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: November 05 1991
- ISBN10: 014044520X
- Language: English
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Aristotle’s Metaphysics
$34.95 Read moreJoe Sachs has followed up his brilliant translation of Aristotle’s Physics with a new translation of Metaphysics. Sachs’s translations bring distinguished new light onto Aristotle’s works, which are f… [more below]
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 365
- Publish Date: March 01 1999
- ISBN10: 1888009039
- Language: English
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Sobre La Felicidad Y La Brevedad de la Vida: C?mo Alcanzar La Felicidad Atrevi?ndote a Ser Tu Mismo
$8.95 Read moreEl tiempo que tenemos no es corto; es que perdemos mucho.
Si Séneca es un clásico es porque fue capaz de acuñar reflexiones que han interpelado a lectores de todas las épocas hasta nuestros dÃas… [more below]
- Author: S?neca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 6070796217
- Language: Spanish
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Myth and Thought Among the Greeks
$34.00 Add to cart“Myth and Thought among the Greeks is Jean-Pierre Vernant’s magisterial first entry upon the scene of classical studies. As fresh and challenging as it was when first published in 1965, this new editi
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Vernant, Jean-Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 13 2006
- ISBN10: 1890951609
- Language: English
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Sayings and Anecdotes: With Other Popular Moralists
$15.95 Add to cartDiogenes the Cynic is famed for walking the streets with a lamp in daylight, looking for an honest man. His biting wit and eccentric behavior were legendary, and it was by means of his renowned aphori… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Diogenes the Cynic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 16 2012
- ISBN10: 0199589240
- Language: English
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How to Be Queer: An Ancient Guide to Sexuality
$17.95 Add to cartAn irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and love
Eros, limb-loosening, whirls me about again,
that bittersweet, implacable creature.
—Sappho The idea of sexual fl- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Nooter, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0691248613
- Language: English
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Early Socratic Dialogues
$17.00 Read moreRich in drama and humour, the Early Socratic Dialogues include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers… [more below]
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0140455035
- Language: English
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How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management
$17.95 Add to cartAn enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made–and thought about–money
Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Rom- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Grillo, Luca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0691239126
- Language: English
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Meditations
$14.99 Add to cartA timeless guide to Stoic philosophy, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius offers invaluable insights into life, virtue, and resilience. This influential work offers a window into the mind of a Stoic philo
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 9354407269
- Language: English
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How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving on
$18.95 Add to cartA modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid’s Remedies for Love–a witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of love
Breakups are the worst. On one scale devised by psychiatrists, only a- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Ovid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0691220301
- Language: English
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The Art of Rhetoric
$17.00 Add to cartWith the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils – and even for ordinary… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 03 1992
- ISBN10: 0140445102
- Language: English
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The Enneads: Abridged Edition
$21.00 Read moreHere is a highly original synthesis of Platonism, mystic passion, ideas from Greek philosophy, and variants of the Trinity and other central tenets of Christian doctrine by the brilliant thinker who h… [more below]
- Series: Classics S
- Author: Plotinus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: November 05 1991
- ISBN10: 014044520X
- Language: English
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Early Greek Philosophy
$18.00 Add to cartThe works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy–the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-So… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Various
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 26 2002
- ISBN10: 0140448152
- Language: English
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Embattled: How Ancient Greek Myths Empower Us to Resist Tyranny
$35.00 Add to cartAn incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny.
As tyrannical passions increasingly plague twenty-first-century politics, tales told in ancient Greek epics and tragedies p
- Author: Anhalt, Emily Katz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1503628566
- Language: English
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The Pythagorean Sourcebook and Library: An Anthology of Ancient Writings Which Relate to Pythagoras and Pythagorean Philosophy
$32.95 Add to cartThis anthology, the largest collection of Pythagorean writings ever to appear in English, contains the four ancient biographies of Pythagoras and over 25 Pythagorean and Neopythagorean writings from t… [more below]
- Author: Guthrie, Kenneth Sylvan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: July 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0933999518
- Language: English
