Ancient philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Anthony Kenny

• Autore: Kenny Anthony <1931->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Disciplina: 180; 180.9
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy, Ancient; Philosophy - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Map; Introduction; 1. Beginnings: From Pythagoras to Plato; 2. Schools of Thought: From Aristotle to Augustine; 3. How to Argue: Logic; 4. Knowledge and its Limits: Epistemology; 5. How Things Happen: Physics; 6. What There Is: Metaphysics; 7. Soul and Mind; 8. How to Live: Ethics; 9. God; Chronology; List of Abbreviations and Conventions; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes in which he unfolds a magisterial new history of Western philosophy. Specially written for a broad popular readership, but serious and deep enough to offer a genuine understanding of the great philosophers, Kenny's lucid and stimulating history will become the definitive work for anyone interested in the people. and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. - ;Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the bir
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient philosophy
• ISBN: 1-383-03272-6; 1-282-36574-6; 0-19-152497-2; 9786612365744; 0-19-162252-4; 1-4294-9270-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807763103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New History of Western Philosophy, v. 1