Ancient philosophy
(2020)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : Tantor Audio, 2020
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 53 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781705213858 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT13263223, 1705213855 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 13263223
LANGUAGE
English
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Read by Tom Parks

Part of the popular Fundamentals of Philosophy series, Ancient Philosophy is an ideal resource for beginning students as well as for advanced students wishing to hone their understanding of the philosophies of the ancient world. Clear and engaging, this book covers a representative selection of major ancient thinkers, movements, and schools of thought, including the Sophists and other significant Presocratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, the Stoics, the Skeptics, and early Judeo-Christian philosophy up to Augustine. Written by a prominent scholar and author in ancient philosophy studies, this book: &#9679 Provides an overview of important issues in the study of the philosophies of the ancient world &#9679 Explores the relevance of the theories of ancient thinkers to the modern world &#9679 Charts the progression in the ancient world from worldviews based in mythology to systems of thought based on the analysis of evidence &#9679 Presents up-to-date scholarship as well as historical material from ancient sources &#9679 Assumes no prior knowledge of philosophy and examines all arguments carefully and sequentially

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