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Offers a selection from the Greek philosopher's major works, including Metaphysics, Logic, Physics, Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Poetics; along with a contemporary reevaluation showing his continuing influence in the modern world.

Provides an introduction to classical myths placing the addressed topics within their historical context, discussion of archaeological evidence as support for mythical events, and how these themes have been portrayed in literature, art, music, and film.

"First published in 1861." Bibliography: p. xxxi.

"Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the Greek thinker Heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words "Phusis kruptesthai philei." How the aphorism, usually translated as "Nature loves to hide," has haunted Western culture ever since is the subject of this engaging study by Pierre Hadot. Taking the allegorical figure of the veiled goddess Isis as a guide, and drawing on the work of both the ancients and later thinkers such as Goethe, Rilke, Wittgenstein,...

"Spanning almost one thousand years, from the first Olympic Games in 776 BC to the death of Marcus Aurelius in AD 180, this accessible and wide-ranging reference work contains more than 2500 entries on the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. A resource for anyone interested in the foundations of Western culture, it draws on the Oxford Classical Dictionary to present description and analysis of the Graeco-Roman world."--Jacket.

This work revises our view of ancient philosophy -- and in doing so, proposes that we change the way we see philosophy itself. Hadot shows how the various schools, trends, and ideas of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy all strove to transform the individual's mode of perceiving and being in the world. For the ancients, philosophical theory and the philosophical way of life were inseparably linked. Hadot asks us to consider whether and how this connection...

From the Publisher: The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which the notes of discussion and argument constantly resound. This book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to get them to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book aims to give readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of...

From the discoveries of the Greeks to the vast engineering projects of the Romans, the technological advances made in antiquity were more varied and far-reaching than is now generally acknowleged. Many Greco-Roman achivements form the basis of techology today, and more than a few ancient roadways and bridges are still in use. In this comprehensive and authoritative study, K.D. White draws on such widely diverse sources as th works of Pliny and Vitruvius...