{"product_id":"9781405135627","title":"Ancient Philosophy Essential Readings with Commentary","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAncient Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEssential Readings with Commentary\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNick Smith | Fritz Allhoff | Anand Jayprakash Vaidya\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePart of \u003cb\u003eThe Blackwell Readings in Philosophy Series,\u003c\/b\u003e this survey of ancient philosophy explores the scope of ancient philosophy, focusing on the key philosophers and their texts, examining how the foundations of philosophy as we know it were laid.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the key philosophers and their texts, from Pre-Socratic thinkers through to the Neo-Platonists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together the key primary writings of Thales, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Lucretius, Seneca, Sextus Empiricus, Plotinus, and many others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs broken down into eight chronological sections for easy comprehension and comparison\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNicholas Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College. He has been involved in the writing of several distinguished essays and over fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003ePlato's Socrates\u003c\/i\u003e with T. C. Brickhouse, which won the Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 award from Choice.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFritz Allhoff\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnand Jayprakash Vaidya\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at San José State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405135627\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e468\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315315765388,"sku":"9781405135627","price":112.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405135627_52ce170a-673c-4a9b-8ba6-a2998ce1990f.jpg?v=1780176007","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405135627","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}