Metaphysics, Soul, and Ethics in Ancient Thought
Themes from the Work of Richard Sorabji
ISBN13: 9780199261307ISBN10: 019926130X
Hardback,
602 pages
Apr 2005,
In Stock
Price:
$150.00 (06)Description
Leading figures in ancient philosophy present nineteen original papers on three key themes in the work of Richard Sorabji. The papers dealing with Metaphysics range from Democritus to Numenius on basic questions about the structure and nature of reality: necessitation, properties, and time. The section on Soul includes one paper on the individuation of souls in Plato and five papers on Aristotle's and Aristotelian theories of cognition, with a special emphasis on perception. The section devoted to Ethics concentrates upon Stoicism and the complex views the Stoics held on such topics as motivation, akrasia, oikeiosis, and the emotions. It also includes one paper on the influence of Greek ethics in Modern Philosophy. The volume also contains a fascinating 'intellectual autobiography' by Sorabji himself, and a full Bibliography of his works.Features
- Leading figures pay tribute to a highly influential philosopher
- Highlights Sorabji's achievements and casts new light on themes in his work
- Papers offer original and important research in their own right
