Livy by H. E. Gould (Editor); Livy; J. L. Whiteley (Editor)
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Latin Texts
Livy's first book covers the 'mythical' period of Rome, from the arrival of Aeneas in Italy, including the founding of Alba Longa and Rome, the lives of Romulus and Remus, and the period of Kingship up to the banishment of the last of the seven kings, Tarquinus Superbus and the election of the first con ...Show more
Livy by J. L. Whiteley (Volume Editor); Titus Livius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Latin Texts
A title in the Bristol Classical Press Latin texts series, in Latin with English notes, vocabulary and introduction. Titus Livius lived from 59 BC to AD 17 and was a native of the northern Italian town of Patavium. It is generally agreed that he settled in Rome at about the age of 30, and spent the last ...Show more
A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Little Histories Ser.
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging b ...Show more
Meditations (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Marcus Aurelius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The Meditations are a set of personal reflections by Marcus Aurelius. He writes about the vicissitudes of his own life and explores how to live wisely and virtuously in an unpredictable world. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold fo ...Show more
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius; trans. Gregory Hays
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Modern Library Classics
A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus's insights and advice - on everything from living in the world to ...Show more
Gorgias by Plato
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Oxford World's Classics
The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value of rhetoric, the dialogue soon becomes an investigation into ...Show more
Key Concepts in Philosophy by Paddy McQueen
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Palgrave Key Concepts
"Key Concepts in Philosophy "is" "an accessible account of philosophical concepts, theories and key thinkers with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Containing over 300 entries, the terms are ordered alphabetically and cross referenced for ease of use. Suggestions for further reading follo ...Show more
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics
A leading translation of Stoic philosophy in wise and practical aphorisms that have inspired Bill Clinton, Ryan Holiday, Anna Kendrick and many more. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinati ...Show more
Gorgias by Plato
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Taking the form of a dialogue among Socrates, Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles, the Gorgias debates crucial questions about the nature of government. While the aspiring politician Callicles propounds the view that might is right, and the rhetorician Gorgias argues that oratory and the power to persuade rep ...Show more
Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits (German: Menschliches, Allzumenschliches: Ein Buch für freie Geister) is a book by 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1878. A second part, Assorted Opinions and Maxims (Vermischte Meinungen und Sprüche), was published in 18 ...Show more
Phaedrus by Plato
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction, further reading, and full notes on the ...Show more
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Edmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely on aesthetics, politics and society. In this landmark work, he propounds his theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as distinct and wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspire ...Show more