History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
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How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
$18.95 Add to cartTimeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience
Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was t- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 0691206163
- Language: English
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The Symposium
$11.00 Add to cartA fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever
In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. F- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449272
- Language: English
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How to Tell a Story: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers
$18.95 Add to cartAn inviting and highly readable new translation of Aristotle’s complete Poetics–the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding stories
Aristotle’s Poetics is the most importa- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0691205272
- Language: English
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Meditations
$25.00 Add to cartChiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the world’s finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and be
- Series: Chiltern Classic
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 25, 2023
- ISBN10: 1914602137
- Language: English
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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
$23.99 Add to cartOne of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the … [more below]
- Author: Irvine, William B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 04 2008
- ISBN10: 0195374614
- Language: English
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On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It
$15.00 Read moreThroughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves–and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, ou… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Great Ideas
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 06 2005
- ISBN10: 0143036327
- Language: English
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How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to Living Well
$18.95 Add to cartAristotle’s essential guide to human flourishing–the Nicomachean Ethics–in a lively new abridged translation
Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is one of the greatest guides to human flourishing ever wr- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0691238626
- Language: English
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How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
$18.95 Add to cartTimeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca
In his essay “On Anger” (De Ira), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0691181950
- Language: English
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Meditations
$12.99 Add to cartMarcus Aurelius’s classic work Meditations is presented in a handsome hardback edition featuring gold embossing and gilded page edges.
Meditations is a collection of personal writings and spiritual r- Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1398820563
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo
$14.00 Add to cartEuthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo
‘Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death’ The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment i- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449280
- Language: English
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Ancient Greek Philosophers
$24.99 Add to cart“Philosophy begins in wonder.”
Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of ancient Greece? This collection of thoughts from Plato, A
—Plato- Series: Leather-Bound Classics
- Author: Editors of Canterbury Classics
- Binding: Leather
- Page Count: 992
- Publish Date: October 02, 2018
- ISBN10: 1684125537
- Language: English
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The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments
$18.00 Add to cartThe complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity.
“Some things are up to us and some are not.” Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE,- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 022676947X
- Language: English
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The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook
$28.95 Add to cart“Remarkable.”–Wall Street Journal
A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy- Author: Farnsworth, Ward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1567926851
- Language: English
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The Republic of Plato
$36.40 Add to cartThe definitive translation of Plato’s Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy
Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato’s Republic that has yet been publi- Author: Bloom, Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0465094082
- Language: English
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How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
$19.99 Add to cartA philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal i
- Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08, 2018
- ISBN10: 1541644530
- Language: English
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Meditations: The Philosophy Classic
$15.00 Add to cartA deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as “The Philosopher”
Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 16
- Series: Capstone Classics
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0857088467
- Language: English
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Four Texts on Socrates: Plato’s Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes’ Clouds
$17.95 Add to cartWidely adopted for classroom use, this book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and def
- Author: West, Thomas G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 1998
- ISBN10: 0801485746
- Language: English
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Discourses and Selected Writings
$18.00 Add to cartA new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher
Despite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: ?pict?te
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 25 2008
- ISBN10: 0140449469
- Language: English
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Discourses, Fragments, Handbook
$17.95 Add to cart‘About things that are within our power and those that are not.’
Epictetus’ Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They- Series: Oxford Worlds Classics
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199595186
- Language: English
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Meditations
$25.00 Add to cartA leading translation of timeless Stoic philosophy in practical aphorisms that have inspired luminaries like The Daily Stoic author Ryan Holiday, and influenced countless others to use philosophy as a
- Series: Penguin Classics Hardcover
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 28, 2015
- ISBN10: 0141395869
- Language: English
