Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy [Hardcover]

The Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of new essays on the philosophy and philosophers of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Written by a cast of international scholars, it covers the full range of ancient philosophy from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD and beyond. There are dedicated discussions of the major areas of the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle together with accounts of their predecessors and successors.

The contributors also address various problems of interpretation and method, highlighting the particular demands and interest of working with ancient philosophical texts. All original texts discussed are translated into English.

Introduction James Warren Part I: Before Plato 1. The World of Early Greek philosophy John Palmer 2. The Early Ionian philosophers Daniel Graham 3. Parmenides, Zeno and Melissus Steve Makin 4. Anaxagoras and Empedocles in the shadow of Elea John Sisko 5. Leucippus and Democritus Pieter Sjoerd Hasper 6. Pythagoreans and the Derveni author G?bor Betegh 7. Sophists Noburu Notomi 8. Socrates: sources and interpretations Jenny Bryan Part II: Plato 9. Reading Plato Alex Long 10. Plato on philosophical method: enquiry and definition Raphael Woolf 11. Platos Epistemology David Wolfsdorf 12. Plato: Moral psychology Jimmy Doyle 13. Plato on virtue and the good life Frisbee C. C. Sheffield 14. Plato: Philosopher-rulers