01854nam a22002657a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040000800080082001500088084002500103100002500128245005400153250000800207260003200215300001300247440005500260520110300315650002601418650001301444650001001457650001401467650005901481650004801540OSt20260326152336.0260326b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780367458355  ckul  a180bSHI/A  2Colon Classification  aShields, Christopher  aAncient Philosophy: bA Contemporary Introduction  a2nd  aNew York:bRoutledge,c2023  ax, 303p.  aRoutledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy  aAncient Philosophy, Second Edition, retains its helpful structure: 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 continues to serve as both a first stop and a well-visited resource for any student of the subject.
Key Features:
▸ Extends the range of coverage well into the sixth century CE by offering a new chapter on Neoplatonism and early Christian philosophy, featuring discussions of Proclus and Augustine.
▸ Explains the conflicts between Plato and the Sophists by highlighting their approaches to rhetoric as an instrument of persuasion, offering a helpful explanation of two senses of argument.
▸ Includes new coverage of Plato’s argument from the Simplicity of the Soul, Argument from Affinity, and Argument against Rhetoric.
▸ Includes coverage of Aristotle’s political naturalism
  aPreSocraticsvSophist  aSocrates  aPlato  aAristotle  aHellenistic PhilosophyvEpicureansvStoicsvSkepticism  aLate Antique PhilosophyvProclusvAugustine