164円 Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, and Socrates is credited with devising ...

164円 Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 354 B.C.) was a Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher who lived at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history. Although he was recognized as a great writer and poet in his lifetime, Xenophons involvement with Spartan politics and fighting led to hi...

164円 Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, and Socrates is credited with devising ...

164円 In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-representative democracy in history, the Peloponnesian War against Sparta had only just started, and Socrates was only beginning to lay the foundation of wh...

164円 Theophrastus was a prolific Greek scholar whose interests ranged from biology to metaphysics. He succeeded Aristotle in the Peripatetic school and was the predecessor to Strato. Theophrastus surviving works in botany are Enquiry into Plants and On the Causes of Plants , which were both used by ...

132円 Extrait :  Eudicos. ー Mais toi, Socrate, pourquoi restes-tu ainsi muet, après qu’Hippias a si amplement discouru ? D’où vient  que tu ne joins pas tes éloges aux nôtres ? Ou, si tu as quelque chose à reprendre, que ne le critiques-tu ? D’autant p lus q...

132円 Extrait : Commençons notre chant par les Muses, habitantes du haut et divin Hélicon, qui, près d’une noire fontaine, devant l’autel du puissant fils de Cronos, mènent des danses légères ; qui, après avoir baigné leur beau corps dans les eaux du Permesse, de l’Hippocrène, du divin Olmeios, couronn...

12,121円 Hugh H. Benson explores Plato's answer to Clitophon's challenge, the question of how one can acquire the knowledge Socrates argues is essential to human flourishing-knowledge we all seem to lack. Plato suggests two methods by which this knowledge may be gained: the first is learning from those wh...

1,657円 Between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, in a few favored areas of the world, humankind mastered the formulas that released it from the Stone Age. For the first time in history, people became civilized. This globe- and time-trotting book vividly describes how a number of major civilizations - the Mayan...

132円 Extrait : De la nature de la morale. Elle fait partie de la politique. ー Il faut étudier la vertu surtout à un point de vue pratique, afin de la connaître et de l’acquérir. ー Travaux antérieurs : Pythagore, Socrate, Platon ; défauts de leurs théories. L’auteur essaiera de les compléter. ー Prin...

5,657円 This is a biographical pairing of two of the greatest conquerors in human history, drawing its inspiration from Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. Like Plutarch, the purpose of the pairing is not primarily historical. While Plutarch covers the history of each of the lives he chronicles, he also emphasize...

164円 Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vi...