Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series #78
Anthony Preus

List Price: $93.50 ISBN: 0-8108-5487-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-5487-1 Pub Date: Jul 2007 376 pages Binding: Cloth Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

SUBJECTS
Philosophy
History » Ancient History
Reference » Religion & Philosophy

REVIEWS
"...this is an excellend and very handy quick reference resource....there is much to be commended and this volume should fit well into any library's reference collection." —2008,

DESCRIPTION
The ancient Greeks were not only the founders of western philosophy, but the actual term "philosophy" is Greek in origin, most likely dating back to the late sixth century BC. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Euclid, and Thales are but a few of the better-known philosophers of ancient Greece. During the amazingly fertile period running from roughly the middle of the first millennium BC to the middle of the first millennium AD, the world saw the rise of science, numerous schools of thought, and—many believe—the birth of modern civilization.

The Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy presents the history of Greek philosophy and the philosophers who made it famous. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important philosophers, concepts, issues, and events.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anthony Preus is Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University. He is the author of Science and Philosophy in Aristotle's Biological Works and Aristotle and Michael of Ephesus on the Movement and Progression of Animals.

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