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Ancient Philosophy: (Record no. 8102)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780415896603
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 180
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shields, Christopher
9 (RLIN) 383635
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ancient Philosophy:
Remainder of title A Contemporary Introduction
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Taylor & Francis Ltd;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 264 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In this re-titled and substantially revised update of his Classical Philosophy (2003), Christopher Shields expands his coverage to include the Hellenistic era, and now offers an introduction to more than 1,000 years of ancient philosophy. From Thales and other Pre-Socratics through Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and on to Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Scepticism, Ancient Philosophy traces the important connections between these periods and individuals without losing sight of the novelties and dynamics unique to each. The coverage of Plato and Aristotle also has been expanded. It now includes, for example, updated coverage of Plato's allegories of the cave and the divided line and the metaphor of the sun as well as features of Plato's epistemology. Shields also adds new discussion on Aristotle's theory of virtue and his approach to the Socratic problem of akrasia, or weakness of will. In terms of its structure, Ancient Philosophy is presented so that each philosophical position receives: (1) a brief introduction, (2) a sympathetic review of its principal motivations and primary supporting arguments, and (3) a short assessment, inviting readers to evaluate its plausibility. The result is a book that brings the ancient arguments to life, making the introduction truly contemporary. It will serve as both a first stop and a well visited resource for any student of the subject. Ancient Philosophy offers a vivid picture of the ideas that flourished at philosophy's long birth and considers their relevance, both to the historical development of the Western philosophical tradition, and to philosophy today.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
9 (RLIN) 383636
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi Religion and Philosophy 19/08/2016 3 5 180 PKLC001121 28/08/2019 22/08/2019 19/08/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17