Ancient Philosophy: Essential Readings with CommentaryISBN: 978-1-4051-3562-7
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472 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Sources.
Chronology.
Map 1 The Greek World (6th–5th centuries BCE).
Map 2 The Hellenistic Period (323–31 BCE).
Map 3 The Late Roman Empire.
General Introduction.
I: The Presocratics and Sophists:.
1. The Milesians: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes.
2. Xenophanes of Colophon, Heracleitus of Ephesus, and Pythagoras of Samos.
3. The Eleatics: Parmenides, and Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos.
4. The Pluralists: Empedocles of Acragas and Anaxagoras of Clazomenae.
5. The Atomists: Leucippus of Elea (or Miletus) and Democritus of Abdera.
6. The Sophists: Protagoras of Abdera, Gorgias of Leontini, and Antiphon.
II: Xenophon:.
Introduction.
7. Memorabilia.
III: Plato:.
Introduction.
8. Euthyphro.
9. Apology.
10. Crito.
11. Meno.
12. Phaedo.
13. Symposium.
14. Republic.
15. Parmenides.
16. Timaeus.
IV: Aristotle:.
Introduction.
17. Categories.
18. On Interpretation.
19. Physics.
20. On the Soul.
21. Metaphysics.
22. Nicomachean Ethics.
23. Politics.
V: Diogenes the Cynic:.
Introduction.
24. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Diogenes.
VI: Epicurus and Epicureanism:.
Introduction.
25. Epicurus, Letter to Herodotus; Letter to Menoeceus; Principle Doctrines.
26. Lucretius, On the Nature of Things.
VII: Stoics and Stoicism:.
Introduction.
27. Diogenes Laertius on Stoicism.
28. Epictetus, Manual.
VIII: Skeptics and Skepticism:.
Introduction.
29. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Pyrrho.
30. Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism.
31. Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors.
IX: Neoplatonism:.
Introduction.
32. Plotinus, Enneads.
33. Proclus, On Evil.
Bibliography.
Recommended Further Reading (English-Language Sources).
Index.
