Our list of some of the best Greek Philosophy books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle (Readings in the History of Philosophy) (1991)
- Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers (2011)
- Early Greek Philosophy (Penguin Classics) (2002)
- Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle (2016)
- Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle, 4th Edition by (2011-05-01) (1800)
- Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks (1996)
- Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy (2015)
- Wisdom from Ancient Greek Philosophy: Uncovering Stoicism and a Daily Stoic Journal: A Collection of Stoicism and Greek Philosophy (Stoicism and Daily Stoic) (2018)
- The History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance (New Edition) (2016)
- Meditations (Penguin Classics) (1995)
- A History of Western Philosophy (1967)
- The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs (2008)
Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle (Readings in the History of Philosophy) (1991)
Widely praised for its accessibility and its concentration on the metaphysical issues that are most central to the history of Greek philosophy, Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle offers a valuable introduction to the works of the Presocratics, Plato, and Aristotle.
Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers (2011)
Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers presents a comprehensive introduction to the philosophers and philosophical traditions that developed in ancient Greece from 585 BC to 529 AD.
Early Greek Philosophy (Penguin Classics) (2002)
The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy—the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-Socratics thinkers lies less in their influence—great though that was—than in their astonishing intellectual ambition and imaginative reach.
Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle (2016)
Soon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become "the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy." More than twenty years later that prediction has been borne out: Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy still stands as the leading anthology of its kind.
Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle, 4th Edition by (2011-05-01) (1800)
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Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks (1996)
For Nietzsche the Age of Greek Tragedy was indeed a tragic age.
Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy (2015)
This concise anthology of primary sources designed for use in an ancient philosophy survey ranges from the Presocratics to Plato, Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and the Neoplatonists. The Second Edition features an amplified selection of Presocratic fragments in newly revised translations by Richard D. McKirahan.
Wisdom from Ancient Greek Philosophy: Uncovering Stoicism and a Daily Stoic Journal: A Collection of Stoicism and Greek Philosophy (Stoicism and Daily Stoic) (2018)
Wisdom from Ancient Greek Philosophy This collection will teach you everything you need to know about Greek Philosphy from immortal thinkers and be able to apply it to your daily life. This book is written by an expert on Greek philiosphy (George Tanner) and is a collection of his Author(s): George Tanner
The History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance (New Edition) (2016)
“His booksupplant[s] all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.”―A. C. Grayling Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages.
Meditations (Penguin Classics) (1995)
Book by EMPEROR OF ROME MARCUS AURELIUS
A History of Western Philosophy (1967)
Hailed as “lucid and magisterial” by The Observer, this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy.Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant philosophers throughout the ages—from Plato and Aristotle…
The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs (2008)
Here is an essential digest of the Greco-Egyptian writings attributed to the legendary sage-god Hermes Trismegistus (Greek for thrice-greatest Hermes), a combination of the Egyptian Thoth and the Greek Hermes. The figure of Hermes was venerated as a great and mythical teacher in the ancient world and was rediscovered by the finest minds of the Renaissance.
Best Greek Philosophy Books: The Ultimate Collection
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From the Greeks to the Arabs and Beyond Volume 3: From God’s Wisdom to Science. A. Islamic Theology and Sufism B. History of Science
Author(s): Hans Daiber; Helga Daiber
ID: 3047305, Publisher: Brill, Year: 2021, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
The Moon in the Greek and Roman Imagination: Myth, Literature, Science and Philosophy
Author(s): Karen ní Mheallaigh
ID: 2812138, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2020, Size: 9 Mb, Format: pdf
Did God Care? Providence, Dualism, and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy
Author(s): Dylan M. Burns
ID: 2974228, Publisher: Brill, Year: 2020, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
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