Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical

Die Fragmenta Poetarum Latinorum umfassen in der 4. Auflage die Fragmente von 136 Dichtern und 150 anonym uberlieferte Fragmente (insgesamt 916 Verse) vom Beginn der lateinischen Literatur bis zum Ende der Antike. Ausgeschlossen bleiben weiterhin, weil an anderen Stellen veroffentlicht, die Fragmente des Epos, der Satire und des Dramas. Die textkritischen Apparate wurden um die Angabe der Versgattungen erganzt.

Christa Frateantonio follows a new line of research in this study of Pausanias' Periegesis, his historical and geographical description of Greece. Her underlying premise is that it is in fact concealed praise (or criticism) of cities, and supports this view by drawing attention to intention "riddles" in the Periegesis. These she expounds in detailed textual analyses, and explains the structures of the work, some of which are unexplained, as the result of rhetorical principles of description, which she considers in their relationship to the cultural context of the...

"A fierce and lively book. . . .This is one of those rare books that could make people think about their intimate lives in a new way." -- New York Times Book Review

"A rousing defense of imprudent ardor and romantic excess. . . . It's difficult to deny that Nehring] is on to something." -- Wall Street Journal

A thinking person's "guide" that makes the case for love in an age both cynical about and fearful of strong passion. Bold and challenging, A Vindication of Love has inspired praise and controversy, and brilliantly reinvigorated the romance...

The no longer extant commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias (approx. 200 AD) on Aristotle's Physics is one of the most important works of antiquity -, as a source text having influenced both the Greek commentators on Aristotle and ‒ through the mediation of Arab scholars - Western medieval philosophy. This volume presents the first edition and study of nearly 700 recently discovered Byzantine scholia, which allow a more exact reconstruction of Alexander's teachings on physics, and at the same time contribute to a better understanding of Aristotelianism and preclassical...

Boethius (c. 480-c. 525) wrote his highly influential second commentary on Aristotle's On Interpretation in Latin, but using the style of the Greek commentaries on Aristotle. It was part of his project to bring knowledge of Plato and Aristotle to the Latin-speaking world of his fellow Christians. The project was cruelly interrupted by his execution at the age of about 45, leaving the Latin world under-informed about Greek Philosophy for 700 years. Boethius reveals to us how On Interpretation was understood not only by himself, but also by some of the best Greek interpreters, especially...

An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth, The Hindus offers a new way of understanding one of the world's oldest major religions. Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account. Many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated within a century; its central tenets arise at particular moments in Indian history and often differ according to gender or caste; and the differences between groups...

Petrus Johannis Olivi (ca. 1248-1298) gilt heute als einer der bedeutendsten Intellektuellen der zweiten Halfte des 13. Jahrhunderts. Bereits jung verstorben, hinterlie er ein eindruckliches philosophisches und theologisches Werk, welches mehrfach von kirchlicher Seite der Zensur unterzogen wurde. Die in diesem Band vereinten Beitrage (in franzosischer und italienischer Sprache) prasentieren ein breites Spektrum der verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Methoden Olivis, in dem sie seine intellektuelle Tatigkeit und einige seiner originellsten philosophischen Theorien erfassen.