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Philosophic Classics, Volume I: Ancient Philosophy

by: Baird, Forrest E.

Philosophic Classics, Volume I: Ancient Philosophy

by: Baird, Forrest E.

ISBN 13:
9780130485564
ISBN 10:
013048556X
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2003
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

For courses in Ancient Philosophy. This anthology in Ancient Western philosophy focuses on the writings of the most important Greek philosophers, along with sections from some of their Roman followers. It features the best available translations of texts-complete works or complete selections of works-introductions to each philosopher; an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs; and a timeline.

Preface

BEFORE SOCRATES

(70)

The Milesians

(5)

Thales

(2)

Anaximander

(2)

Anaximenes

(1)

Three Solitary Figures

(8)

Pythagoras

(3)

Xenophanes

(1)

Heraclitus

(4)

The Eleatics

(12)

Parmenides

(4)

Zeno of Elea

(5)

Melissus

(3)

The Pluralists

(12)

Empedocles

(5)

Anaxagoras

(3)

Democritus (and Leucippus)

(4)

Three Sophists

(6)

Protagoras

(1)

Gorgias

(2)

Critias

(3)

Epilogue: Two Views of Athens

(12)

Pericles (as reported by Thucydides), Funeral Oration

(4)

Thucydides, The Melian Conference

(5)

Epilogue: Aspasia

(4)

Sources of the Fragments

(6)

SOCRATES

(1)

PLATO

(240)

Euthyphro

(12)

Apology

(17)

Crito

105

(9)

Phaedo

114

(43)

Meno

157

(24)

Symposium

181

(35)

Republic (Books I, 336b-349b, 350d-354b; II, 357a-362c, 367e-376e; III, 412b-417b: IV, 427d-445e; V, complete: 449-180a; VI-VII, 502c-521b)

216

(72)

Parmenides (127-135)

288

(7)

Theaetetus (selections)

295

(12)

Timaeus (27d-346)

307

(4)

ARISTOTLE

311

(142)

Categories (Chapters 1-5)

315

(5)

On Interpretation (Chapters 1-9)

320

(5)

Posterior Analytics (Books I, 1-2; II, 19)

325

(4)

Physics (Book II complete)

329

(11)

Metaphysics (Books I and XII complete)

340

(25)

On the Soul (Books II, 1-3; III, 4-5)

365

(6)

Nichomachean Ethics (Books I-II; III, 1-5; IV, 3; VI-VII; X, 6-8)

371

(70)

Politics (Books I, 1-2; III, 6-9; IV, 11-12; VII, 3b-4, 9)

441

(12)

HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY

453

Epicurus

457

Letter to Herodotus

459

Letter to Menoeceus

473

Principal Doctrines

477

Lucretius

481

On the Nature of the Universe (Books Two, 216-292; Three, through 842)

482

The Early Stoa: Zeno of Citium and Cleanthes

496

Zeno of Citium (selections from Diogenes Laertius)

498

Hymn to Zeus

507

Epictetus

509

Encheiridion (Manual)

510

Marcus Aurelius

523

Meditations (Book IV)

524

Pyrrho and Sextus Empiricus

532

Outlines of Pyrrhonism (Book I, 1-15)

533

Plotinus

540

Enneads (I, Tractate 6; V, Tractate 1, 1-12; V, Tractate 3, 12.9-end)

542

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