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'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism' (Canto original series)
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (13 August, 1996)
20th Century Philosophy (Philosophic Classics, Volume V--3rd Edition)
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by Prentice Hall
Paperback (23 July, 2002)

A Commentary on Plato's Meno
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by University of Chicago Press
Paperback (01 May, 1998)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: How to Read a Platonic Dialogue: Klein's approach to Plato is to examine the literary form in relation to the meaning imparted by the dialogue.
A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 1, The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagorean
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (22 February, 1979)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: The Achievement of a Lifetime's Work: This five-volume set is the most comprehensive treatment of the spectrum of Greek philosophy ever written;

A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 6, Aristotle: An Encounter (Aristotle)
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (29 March, 1990)
A History of Western Philosophy : The Classical Mind, Volume I (History of Western
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by Wadsworth Publishing
Paperback (01 March, 1969)
(6 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: In the beginning...: This book, 'The Classical Mind', is the first volume of a five-volume series on the history of Western Philosophy by W.T

A Manual for Living (A Little Book of Wisdom)
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by HarperSanFrancisco
Paperback (23 June, 1994)
(5 reviews) 3.2 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: "A great little 30 minute read!": So what if this book veers away from Epictetus' original 2000 year old manuscript. So what if Sharon Lebell interjected some modern philosophy..
A New Stoicism
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by Princeton University Press
Paperback (01 July, 1999)
(5 reviews) 3.4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Stoicism: The Key to Success?: I spent much time considering why I would ever want to undertake the maximally arduous task of perfecting (improving) my agency,

Alexander of Aphrodisias : Supplement to on the Soul (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
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by Cornell University Press
Hardcover (01 June, 2004)
An Introduction to Plato's Republic
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 September, 1981)
(3 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A wonderful study of the Republic: What is wonderful about this study by Julia Annas is the personal tone of her writing; her profound knowledge of ancient Greek philosophy and Plato is constantly confronted with her own views as a modern philosopher of our times,

Anaximander, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Plotinus, Lao-Tzu, Nagarjuna: From the Great Philosophers: The Original Thinkers (Harvest Book,
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by Harvest Books
Paperback (01 October, 1974)
Ancient Future: The Teachings and Prophetic Wisdom of the Seven Hermetic Laws of
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by Black Classic Press
Paperback (01 December, 2000)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Gettfing to know you...............: Getting to know a little more about Wayne through his book "Ancient Future" that I was privileged to reveiw when it first made its debut has been &

Ancient Philosophy (Philosophic Classics, Volume I--4th Edition)
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by Prentice Hall
Paperback (25 June, 2002)
(2 reviews) 2 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: another example of the abuse of 'new' editions: The fourth edition claims to have these advantages: it includes (1) a selection from Rousseau (2) additional material from Locke's Essay and (3) a new translation of the Meditations.(
Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic: Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 January, 1997)
(5 reviews) 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: One of few deserving 5 stars: Peter Kingsley's ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY, MYSTERY, AND MAGIC should be read by all students of western philosophy,

Ancient Philosophy: A New History Of Western Philosophy
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by Clarendon Press
Hardcover (04 August, 2004)
Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections: Philosophical Perspectives on Greek and Chinese
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by Oxford University Press
Hardcover (01 April, 2004)

ARISTOTLE FOR EVERYBODY
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by Touchstone
Paperback (01 June, 1997)
(12 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An introduction to common sense: "No idea in this book is less than 2,400 years old." So says the back cover.Aristotle was a Greek philosopher,
Aristotle on Rhetoric: A Theory of Civil Discourse
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 August, 1991)
(4 reviews) 3.75 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Spare me the Anti-P.C.! Kennedy's translation is great!: I can't understand quite what it is about Kennedy's book that has so outraged the last reviewer("Spare me the PC!!

Aristotle on Substance
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by Princeton University Press
Paperback (09 July, 1991)
Aristotle's Ethics (Cliffs Notes)
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by Cliffs Notes
Paperback (11 March, 1966)

Aristotle's First Principles (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 July, 1990)
Aristotle's Metaphysics th1-3: On the Essence and Actuality of Force (Studies in
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by Indiana University Press
Hardcover (01 November, 1995)

Aristotle's Poetics
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by University of Chicago Press
Paperback (01 December, 1998)
(7 reviews) 4.71 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Well It is A good Easy Read But 9 Bucks?: Basically Aristotle's poetics is his outline for how literature should look and what purpose each section,
Aristotle: A Contemporary Appreciation (Midland Book)
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by Indiana University Press
Paperback (01 December, 1974)

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 October, 2000)
(3 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Informative but dull: Barnes tries to give a unified presentation of Aristotle's work, but his method of quoting often from Aristotle's work makes the writing seem choppy.
Aristotle: Political Philosophy (Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 May, 2002)

Avicenna's Metaphysics in Context
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by Cornell University Press
Hardcover (01 August, 2003)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A profound study of a profound mind: Avicenna (a Latinised version of Ibn Sina) was born in 980 A.D. in Central Asia. He died in 1037 in Persia.
Beautiful City: The Dialectical Character of Plato's Republic
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by Cornell University Press
Hardcover (01 April, 2003)

Boethius: Theological Tractates. Loeb 74, Consolation of Philosophy (Loeb Classical
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by Harvard University Press
Hardcover (01 June, 1973)
(3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: "A Collection of Masterworks": Boethius was certainly a bright spot in the midst of a darkening world flooded by barbarians and intellectually on the decline.
Broken Hegemonies (Studies in Continental Thought)
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by Indiana University Press
Paperback (01 October, 2003)

Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics)
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by Square One Publishers
Paperback (01 October, 2001)
(6 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: If you want to know the world of the samurai: This is a quick read and very informative.
Cicero: On Duties (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
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by Cambridge University Press
Paperback (21 February, 1991)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: "The Martha Stewart of Philosophers": I lifted this comment straight from my notes on Cicero, so I can't take credit for the clever parallel (that goes to Professor Thomas Williams of the University of Iowa Department of Philosophy).

Cities of the Gods: Communistic Utopias in Greek Thought
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by Oxford University Press
Hardcover (01 June, 1992)
Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 December, 2000)

Complete Works of Aristotle, Vol. 1
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by Princeton University Press
Hardcover (1995)
(8 reviews) 4.25 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Great for Classicists and Novices Alike: Barnes' translation is painstakingly accurate as well as highly readable, making these the best (as well as,
Culai Heritage
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by Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc.
Paperback (22 January, 2001)
(3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: The Lost Masterpiece: This has to be one of the greatest collection of Fantasy volumes I have ever read. In truth this is a collection of three books that were published as far back as the early 1980's.

De Anima/on the Soul (Penguin Classics)
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by Penguin Books
Paperback (01 June, 1987)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Aristotle's Psychology in a Broader Context: Aristotle's short but profoundly influential work, De Anima, is set within arich supporting text authored by Hugh Lawson-Tancred,
Dialogues and Letters (Penguin Classics)
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by Penguin Books
Paperback (01 November, 1997)
(2 reviews) 3.5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Great Introduction to Seneca: Great book. This collection by penguin includes a piecemeal assortment of some of Seneca's work. This was my introduction to Seneca so I can't speak to its representation of his work.

Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers (Loeb Classical Library #184)
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by Harvard University Press
Hardcover (01 June, 1938)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: "There are some who say...": This opening line from Diogenes Laertius (as translatedby Robert Drew Hicks) neatly sums up the approach ofDiogenes in compiling this amazing amount of materialabout the ancient philosophers.
Dionysus: Myth and Cult
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by Indiana University Press
Paperback (01 October, 1995)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Dionysus: "the fruit of the storm": Water F. Otto's Dionysus: Myth and Cult is a difficult but extremely rewarding study not only of the god Dionysus but of myth and cult as well.

Early China/Ancient Greece: Thinking Through Comparisons (Suny Series in Chinese
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by State University of New York Press
Paperback (01 March, 2002)
Eleusis
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by Princeton University Press
Paperback (12 August, 1991)
(6 reviews) 3.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Well worth the money: Kerényi's scholarship *might* include a touch of fantasy, but on the whole, it is well-researched, and he provided documentation for his claims through extensive footnotes.

Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation (The Gifford
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 January, 2003)
Enchiridion
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by Prometheus Books
Paperback (01 January, 1955)
(13 reviews) 4.31 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Great Life Manual: Epictetus' "Enchiridion" is a short book that is long on timeless, practical lessons for living a life of contentment and productivity.

Encounters and Reflections : Conversations with Seth Benardete
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by University of Chicago Press
Hardcover (15 February, 2003)
(4 reviews) 4.25 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: The elements of style: Encounters: Lady Beazley hates Germans. Peter Blanckenhagen hates hospitals. Leo Strauss is baffled by physics,
Epictetus Discourse Books 1 and 2 (Loeb Classical Library, No 131)
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by Harvard University Press
Hardcover (01 June, 1925)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: As others have noted.....: reading and understanding the Discourses is not difficult. The points are driven home time after time,

Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
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by Oxford University Press
Paperback (01 March, 2004)
Epictetus: Discourses, Books 3 and 4 (Loeb Classical Library, No 218)
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by Harvard University Press
Hardcover (01 June, 1928)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A wonderful book on many levels: I found epictetus' guide for living in a bookstore, and I had to read more. Discourses is wonderful book on many levels.

Essays on Aristotle's Ethics (Major Thinkers Series ; 2)
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by University of California Press
Paperback (01 March, 1981)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Getting Back to Aristotle: In this collection of 21 essays, most written during the 1970s, Amelie Rorty has pulled together some penetrating and diverse analyses of the Nicomachean Ethics (and related works) of Aristotle.
Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes' Cloud
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by Cornell University Press
Paperback (01 October, 1998)
(5 reviews) 4.6 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: the best English translations available: To date, this remains by far the best available English translation of Plato's _Euthyphro_,

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