The Longman Standard History of Ancient Philosophy
by Kolak,DanielFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-07-12
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
With selections of philosophers from the earliest times to the present, this anthology provides significant learning support and historical context with biographical introductions, topic "Prologs," reading introductions and "Philosophical Overviews," "Philosophical Bridges" describing historical influences, study questions, and "Codas" placing major movements in contemporary context.
Table of Contents
| This tentative table of contents is for early review purposes; the final contents may not include all of the selections listed here. Most sections conclude with "Study Questions." | |
| Preface | |
| General Introduction | |
| Early Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| Prologue to Early Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| The Milesians | |
| Prologue to the Milesians | |
| Thales: Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Anaximander: Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Anaximenes: Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Milesian Influence | |
| The Ionians | |
| Prologue to the Ionians | |
| Pythagoras: Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Pythagorean Influence | |
| Heraclitus: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Heraclitus | |
| The Eleatics | |
| Prologue to the Eleatics | |
| Parmenides: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Parmenidean Influence | |
| Zeno of Elea: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Zeno | |
| The Pluralists and Atomists: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, and Democritus | |
| Prologue to Atomism | |
| Empedocles: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Anaxagoras: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Democritus: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Influence of Atomism | |
| The Sophists | |
| Prologue to the Sophists | |
| Protagoras: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Gorgias: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Fragments | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Sophist Influence | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Early Ancient Influence | |
| Study Questions | |
| Bibliography | |
| Plato | |
| Prologue to Plato | |
| Plato: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Euthyphro | |
| Apology | |
| Crito | |
| Protagoras-selections | |
| Gorgias-selections | |
| Meno- selections | |
| Phaedo-selections | |
| Symposium-selections | |
| Republic-Books I-X abridged | |
| Phaedrus-selections | |
| Parmenides-selections | |
| Theaetetus-selections | |
| Timaeus-selections | |
| Letter VII-selections | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Platonic Influence | |
| Study Questions | |
| Bibliography | |
| Aristotle | |
| Prologue to Aristotle | |
| Aristotle: A Biographical History | |
| Philosophical Overview | |
| Categories, Chapters 1-5 | |
| On Interpretation, Chapters 4 & 9 | |
| Prior Analytics, Book I chs1 & 4 | |
| Posterior Analytics, Book I chs 1-2; Book II ch. 19 | |
| Physics, Books I-III and VIII (selections) | |
| Metaphysics, Books I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII (selections) | |
| On the Soul, Books II and III (selections) | |
| Nicomachean Ethics, Books I-III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X (selections) | |
| Politics, Books I, II, III, and VII (selections) | |
| Poetics, Chapters 4, 9 & 13 selections | |
| Philosophical Bridges: The Aristotelian Influence | |
| Study Questions | |
| Bibliography | |
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