Pleasure, Mind, and Soul: Selected Papers in Ancient Philosophy Tapa dura - 2008

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Hardback. New. C. C. W. Taylor presents a selection of his writings on a set of important topics in the work of some of the greatest ancient philosophers. The central theme of the volume is the moral psychology of Plato and Aristotle, with a special focus on pleasure and related concepts, an area central to Greek ethical thought.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9.50 x 6.40 x 1.20 inches. Hardcover 1st Edition/1st Printing in Fine/VG+ condition with a beautiful, crisp dust jacket. The covers are in great shape though the lower corners are lightly bumped. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. xviii+368pp. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. C.C.W. Taylor presents a selection of his essays in ancient philosophy, drawn from forty years of writings on the subject. The central theme of the volume is the moral psychology of Plato and Aristotle, with a special focus on pleasure and related concepts, an area central to Greek ethical thought. Taylor also discusses Socrates and the Greek atomists (including the Epicureans), showing how Plato's ethics grows out of the thought of Socrates, and that pleasure is also a… Leer más

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