This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life--and not simply an intellectual discipline. Distinguished philosopher John Cooper traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Rather, philosophy--not just ethics but e…
The utilitarianism of the 19th century, idealist movement, pragmatist movement, modern realism, Bertrand Russell, and more recent trends in British philosophy.
Challenges the complexities of German philosophy in the wake of post-Kantian idealism in the 19th century.
Progress of philosophical thinking among the Greeks, leading to a dual climax in the work of Plato and Aristotle, demanding a synthesis by the Neo-Platonists.
Period of "The Enlightenment". Surveys French and German phases, emphasizing Rousseau and Kant.
SAnalyzes British philosophical thought from Hobbes up to and including the Scottish philosophy of Common Sense.
The Fourteenth Century: Rise of the Schools of the Renaissance. Culminates with the revival of Scholasticism.
Progress of philosophical thinking among the Greeks, leading to a dual climax in the work of Plato and Aristotle, demanding a synthesis by the Neo-Platonists.