Selected Writings from Socrates by Tom Griffith (Selected with an Introduction by)
15.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy
For Socrates, as for Jesus Christ, we have few biographical details, and of these, we do have nearly all come from Plato, his greatest admirer. But it is clear that Socrates contributed three new ideas to the development of philosophy: that goodness consists not in helping friends and harming enemies, b ...Show more
Conversations of Socrates by Xenophon
20.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
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Pythagoras - Mathematician and Mystic by Louis C. Coakley; Dimitra Karamanides
25.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy | Series: The\Greatest Greek Philosophers Ser.
Though known today primarily for the mathematical theorem that bears his name, Pythagoras was a mystically-minded philosopher with a particular interest in music, astronomy, cosmology, numerology, and the soul. This book paints a vivid picture of the world in which Pythagoras lived. Since the philosophe ...Show more
Plato's Apology of Socrates and Crito - With Notes Critical and Exegetical Introductory Notices and A Logical Analysis of the Apology (1886) by Plató; Wilhelm Wagner
60.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy
Plato's Apology of Socrates and Crito is a book that was first published in 1886. The book contains two of Plato's dialogues, namely the Apology of Socrates and the Crito. The Apology of Socrates is a speech given by Socrates in his defense against the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth. The Cr ...Show more
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher by John Sellars
35.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy
Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach us today? There is in Athens a rather plain ruin; a simple courtyard lined with fragments of wall. Yet, this little patch of land has a claim to be the most significant place in human history ...Show more
History of the Peloponnesian War by THUCYDIDES
35.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: very good
Translated by Rx Warner. Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c. 460-400 BC) was an Athenian and a ...Show more
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius by Ryan Holiday; Stephen Hanselman
35.00 NZD
Category: Stoicism | Reading Level: near fine
Instant New York Times Advice & Business Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A New York Times Noteworthy Pick and a stellar work by Publishers Weekly From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what ...Show more
Plato's Examination of Pleasure by Plato
25.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy
A translation of the Philebus, with an introduction and commentary by R. Hackforth, M.A. Originally published in 1958, this book contains the complete text of Plato's Philebus in an English translation. Among the last of the late Socratic dialogues, the central concern of the Philebus is the relative ...Show more
Plato: The Collected Dialogues by Edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns (Edited by)\
80.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy
All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British & American translators of the last 100 years, ranging f ...Show more
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius; trans. Gregory Hays
30.00 NZD
Category: Stoicism | Series: Modern Library Classics | Reading Level: very good
A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus's insights and advice - on everything from living in the world to ...Show more
Myths of Greece and Rome by Thomas Bulfinch; Bryan Holme (Editor)
40.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy
Orpheus leading his beloved Eurydice back to life ...Ulysses battling to resist the mesmerising Sirens' song ...The tragedy of the vengeful Medea ...The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome are charged with passion and romance, magic and murder. Each one is brought to life beaut ...Show more
Plato's Meno in Focus by Jane M. Day (Editor)
25.00 NZD
Category: Greek Philosophy | Series: Philosophers in Focus Ser.
In one volume, this book brings together a new English translation of Plato's Meno, a selection of illuminating articles on themes in the dialogue published between 1965 and 1985 and an introduction setting the Meno in its historical context and opening up the key philosophical issues which the various ...Show more