The Greek Philosophers (Vol.1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy Alfred William Benn
Length32h 36m
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In The Greek Philosophers, Volumes I and II, Alfred William Benn offers a sweeping yet disciplined history of Greek thought from the early cosmologists through Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the later schools. Written in lucid Victorian prose, the work combines exposition, criticism, and intellectual genealogy, placing metaphysics, ethics, logic, and natural philosophy within the broader development of Hellenic culture. Benn's style is analytic and comparative, attentive both to doctrine and to the historical forces that shaped philosophical inquiry. Alfred William Benn was an Irish-born rationalist, classical scholar, and historian of philosophy whose intellectual formation was deeply marked by nineteenth-century liberalism, positivism, and the scientific spirit. His interest in the evolution of ideas led him to treat Greek philosophy not as an isolated canon of great names, but as a living movement responding to religion, politics, science, and social change. This perspective gives the book its distinctive breadth and argumentative energy. This two-volume study is recommended to readers seeking a substantial introduction to ancient philosophy that is neither merely descriptive nor narrowly technical. Though modern scholarship has revised some details, Benn's interpretive power, clarity, and historical imagination make the work valuable for students, classicists, and general readers wishing to understand why Greek philosophy remains foundational to Western intellectual life.
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GenrePhilosophy
Length32 hrs 36 mins
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Publish dateApr 6, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2The Greek Philosophers (Vol.1&2)
3Volume 1
4CHAPTER I. EARLY GREEK THOUGHT.
5CHAPTER II. THE GREEK HUMANISTS: NATURE AND LAW.
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6CHAPTER III. THE PLACE OF SOCRATES IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY.
7CHAPTER IV. PLATO: HIS TEACHERS AND HIS TIMES.
8CHAPTER V. PLATO AS A REFORMER.
9CHAPTER VI. CHARACTERISTICS OF ARISTOTLE.
10CHAPTER VII. THE SYSTEMATIC PHILOSOPHY OF ARISTOTLE. (pt. 1)
11CHAPTER VII. THE SYSTEMATIC PHILOSOPHY OF ARISTOTLE. (pt. 2)
12Volume 2
13CHAPTER I. THE STOICS.
14CHAPTER II. EPICURUS AND LUCRETIUS.
15CHAPTER III. THE SCEPTICS AND ECLECTICS: GREEK PHILOSOPHY IN ROME. (pt. 1)
16CHAPTER III. THE SCEPTICS AND ECLECTICS: GREEK PHILOSOPHY IN ROME. (pt. 2)
17CHAPTER IV. THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.305 (pt. 1)
18CHAPTER IV. THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.305 (pt. 2)
19CHAPTER V. THE SPIRITUALISM OF PLOTINUS. (pt. 1)
20CHAPTER V. THE SPIRITUALISM OF PLOTINUS. (pt. 2)
21CHAPTER VI. GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND MODERN THOUGHT. (pt. 1)
22CHAPTER VI. GREEK PHILOSOPHY AND MODERN THOUGHT. (pt. 2)
23Memorable Quotes
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