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George Boys-Stones
Apuleius on the Cosmos

Apuleius' De Mundo ('On the Cosmos') has never been published in English translation. One reason for this may be that it has itself been viewed as a mere translation of a work that survives in the Aristot…

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Duncan F Kennedy
The Emergence of Ontological Styles of Thinking in Ancient Greece

This book presents an innovative theoretical framework for exploring the intellectual culture of ancient Greece in the period 450-350 BC. The bewildering questions and surprising opportunities posed by em…

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Ian Oliver
The Audiences of Herodotus

By recognizing the pervasive influence that Herodotus's career as an oral performer had on his composition of the Histories , The Audiences of Herodotus: Oral Performance and the Battle Narratives argues …

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John Ma
Polis

A definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-stateThe Greek polis , or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles …

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Pablo Of Texcoco,
How to Be Grateful

A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks---to our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestorsCenturies before anyone ever thought of keeping a gratitude journal…

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Iakovos Vasiliou
Varieties of Happiness

Almost all ancient Greek ethical theories are taken to be eudaimonist because of the central role of eudaimonia (happiness) within them. Varieties of Happiness critically examines eudaimonism and challeng…

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Robin Waterfield
Plato of Athens

This book, the first ever biography of the father of philosophy, tracks Plato's life from his childhood in war-torn Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE to his founding of the Academy, adventures in…

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The Philology of the Future

This book gathers a group of scholars whose work has been influenced by the distinctive dialogue between ancient philosophy (and rhetoric) and critical theory promoted by the scholarship of James I. Porte…

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Gretchen Reydams-Schils
How to Be Stoic

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

An inviting new translation of essential selections from Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, distilling the timeless wisdom of one of Stoicism's most influential worksHow do you keep calm when the world seems …

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Tangerine Dream

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Tangerine Dream haben die elektronische Musik grundlegend beeinflusst, seit Edgar Froese die Band 1967 in West-Berlin gründete. Sie legten den Grundstein für mehrere elektronische Musikgenres wie Ambient …

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Shadi Bartsch
Plato Goes to China

The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime's political agendaAs improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today's…

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D T J Bailey
Plato's Phaedo

D.T.J. Bailey here offers a student-friendly guide to Plato's dialogue Phaedo , as part of the Oxford Guides to Philosophy series. In the process of explaining the text, Bailey provides a picture of Plato…

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Lucian
How to Compete

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

An energetic new translation of the ancient Greek satirist Lucian's humorous and enlightening dialogue on the pros---and cons---of athletics, fitness, and competitionSports and philosophy went hand in han…

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D T J Bailey
Plato's Phaedo

D.T.J. Bailey here offers a student-friendly guide to Plato's dialogue Phaedo , as part of the Oxford Guides to Philosophy series. In the process of explaining the text, Bailey provides a picture of Plato…

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Horror in Classical Antiquity and Beyond

This open-access volume is the first to explore systematically and comprehensively the concept and category of 'horror' in antiquity. The contributors retrieve the ancient grammar of horror by paying equa…

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Peter Kingsley
In the Dark Places of Wisdom

A set of ancient inscriptions on marble found 40 years ago in southern Italy, recording details so bewildering that scholars have kept silent about them ... Sensational new information about a group of an…

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Cicero: Tusculan Disputations (Marci Tulli Ciceronis Tusculanarum Disputationum)

This is a critical edition of Cicero's Tusculanae Disputationes , which presents in dialogue form his views on the fear of death and endurance of pain, on distress and a range of other emotions, and on th…

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Agnes Callard
Open Socrates

'A gem of a book, serious and clever yet funny and playful' Financial Times'Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live ou…

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William O Stephens
Marcus Aurelius

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O.…

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Seneca
How to Live

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

A vivid new translation in which the Stoic philosopher argues that virtue is the only path to contentmentWhy are so many people unhappy when happiness can be attained by anyone who simply lives virtuously…

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