Ancient Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Sir Anthony Kenny here tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the initial volume of a four-book set in which Kenny will unfold a magisterial new history of Western ph... Details...

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which the notes of discussion and argument constantly resound. This book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to get them to engage with the ancient developments of some... Details...

Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This enlightening study examines the relationship of the early Christians to the classical tradition. Based on the work of the Christian thinkers, Justine, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen, and existing pagan criticism of the Church, the book illustrates h... Details...

Epistemology- Series: Companions to Ancient Thought (No. 1): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: A broad range of epistemological views, from the extreme relativism of Protagoras to the skepticism of the Pyrrhonists, is explored in critical essays that span sixth century B.C. to the second and third centuries A.D. Details...

Ethics- Series: Companions to Ancient Thought (No. 4): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: A sophisticated and accessible introduction to the moral theories of the ancient world. Details...

From Myth to Reason? Studies in the Development of Greek Thought: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: It is often said that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does this assertion mean? Is it true? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading ... Details...

From Myth to Reason? Studies in the Development of Greek Thought: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: It is often said that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does this assertion mean? Is it true? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading ... Details...

Language- Series: Companions to Ancient Thought (No. 3): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This volume is devoted to ancient theories of language. The chapters range over more than eight hundred years of philosophical enquiry, and provide critical analyses of all the principal accounts of how it is that language can have meaning and how we can co... Details...

Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens- Series: Key Themes in Ancient History: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book examines the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society. Using comparative anthropological and historical perspectives, David Cohen challenges traditional evolutionary and functionalist accounts of the development ... Details...

Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this book distinguished experts from a range of disciplines (Orientalists, philologists, philosophers, theologians and historians) address a central problem which lies at the heart of the religious and philosophical debate of late antiquity. Paganism was... Details...