Ancient Philosophy by Christopher Shields - 9780367458348

Ancient PhilosophyA Contemporary Introduction\nAuthor(s): Christopher Shields\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367458348, 978-0367458348\nSynopsis\nIn Ancient Philosophy [tel], Christopher Shields expanded on the coverage of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in his earlier book, Classical Philosophy [tel], to include the philosophy of the Hellenistic era. In this new edition [tel], Shields reaches even further to include material on Neoplatonism and on Augustine and Proclus, capturingfrom Thales of Miletus to the end of the sixth century CEall of what might be called ancient philosophy. It traces the important connections between the periods and individuals of more than 1,200 years of philosophys history without losing sight of the novelties and dynamics unique to each. The coverage of the Presocratics, Sophists, Plato, and Stoicism has also been expanded so as to highlight Platos responses to the Sophistic movement.