Classics of Philosophy: Volume I

This volume covers the works of philosophers from Thales to William of Ockham. Ideal for courses in ancient or ancient and medieval philosophy, it includes 29 works - seven of them complete - by 13 philosophers as well as fragments from the Pre-Socratics. A lucid introduction, including a brief biographical sketch, accompanies each of the featured philosophers.

 

Preface. Part I: The Ancient Period. 1: The Presocratics. 2: Plato. 3: Aristotle. 4: Epicurus. 5: Epictetus. 6: Sextus Empiricus. 7: Plotinus. Part II: The Medieval Period. 8: Augustine. 9: Boethius. 10: Avicenna. 11: Anselm (and Gaunilo). 12: Maimonides. 13: Thomas Aquinas. 14: William of Ockham