A Sketch of Ancient Philosophy
From Thales to Cicero

First published in 1881, this book presents a guide to classical philosophy aimed at undergraduates and those studying the works of Cicero, Plato or Aristotle.

Joseph B. Mayor (Author)

9781316626061, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 October 2016

272 pages
17.8 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.6 kg

First published in 1881, as part of the Pitt Press Series, this book presents a guide to classical philosophy aimed at undergraduates and those studying the works of Cicero, Plato or Aristotle. All quotations are in the original Greek and Latin. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of philosophy and perspectives on classical thought.

Preface
Part I. Pre-Socratic Philosophy of Nature: 1. Ionic school. One ever-changing self-developed universe (dynamical physicism)
2. Italic school. One unchanging self-existent universe (transcendental physicism)
3. Ionico-Italic school. Changing universe formed out of a plurality of unchanging elements (mechanical physicism)
Part II. Socrates to Aristotle: Philosophy of Nature and Man: 4. Sophists
5. BC 470–399, Socrates
6. Cynics
7. Cyrenaics
8. BC 428–347, Plato
9. BC 385–322, Aristotle
Part III. Post-Aristotelian Philosophy of Man: Characteristics of the Later Philosophy: 10. Peripatetics
11. Sceptics
12. Academy old
13. Academy sceptical (by Cicero called 'new')
14. Stoicism
15. Epicureanism
16. Eclecticism
17. BC 106–43, Cicero
18. Concluding reflexions.

Subject Areas: History of Western philosophy [HPC]