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Philosophy of the Ancients
Focusing on the period of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to Plotinus, Philosophy of the Ancients is an up-to-date introduction to the study of the classic Greek and Roman philosophers.
- GenresPhilosophy
292 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1986
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Dover is well known for its reprints of classic works of literature, classical sheet music and of public-domain images from the 18th and 19th centuries. Dover also publishes an extensive collection of mathematical, scientific and engineering texts. It often targets its reprints at a niche market such as wood working.
Most Dover reprints are facsimiles by photo process of the originals, retaining the original pagination and typeset, sometimes with a new introduction. Dover will usually add new and more colorful cover art to its paper-bound editions. They retitle some books to make them more in line with modern usage and categorization. For example, the book Woodward's National Architect was retitled A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide.
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February 12, 2020
(I read this in German. 2/5, but it’s closer to a 3/5.)
Decent introduction to ancient philosophy. Reasonably acceptable summaries, which do offer an overview, so it really is what it says on the tin. I still wish the author did not phrase one point he’s trying to make in about three different ways without adding much new/important information. It’s also obvious that the editor (if there was one at all) did not pay that much attention all the way through, since there are formatting errors, wrong or non-existent punctuation and typos. Which is a pity because the whole book otherwise is written in orthographically flawless German.
Decent introduction to ancient philosophy. Reasonably acceptable summaries, which do offer an overview, so it really is what it says on the tin. I still wish the author did not phrase one point he’s trying to make in about three different ways without adding much new/important information. It’s also obvious that the editor (if there was one at all) did not pay that much attention all the way through, since there are formatting errors, wrong or non-existent punctuation and typos. Which is a pity because the whole book otherwise is written in orthographically flawless German.
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