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020			_a9780198752721
082			_a180 _bKEN
100			_aKenny, Anthony
245			_aAncient philosophy
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2004 _aNew York :
300			_axxi, 341 p. ; _bill. map _c24 cm
365			_b11.99 _cGBP _d104.40
490			_aA new history of Western philosophy _vv. 1
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis is the remarkable story of the birth of philosophy, its flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world, and the development of ideas which have shaped the course of Western thought and society. Sir Anthony Kenny's stimulating account begins with Pythagoras and Thales, and ends with St Augustine, who handed on the torch of philosophy to the Christian age. At the centre of the narrative are the two great figures of Plato and Aristotle, who between them set the agenda for philosophy for the next two millennia, and whose influence is as profound today as ever. The fruit of a lifetime's scholarship and insight, Ancient Philosophy sets the philosophers and their ideas in historical context, and explains the significance and impact of each wave of new ideas. It is the first volume in a magisterial new series, which brings the history of philosophy alive to anyone who wants to understand the roots of Western civilization. Book jacket.
650			_aGreco-roman philosophy
650			_aHistory of philosophy
650			_aAncient
650			_aPhilosophy
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