ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY EXTENDS roughly from 600 BCE to 600 CE. During this very long period, philosophy as we know it today was invented, and its fundamental problems or areas of concern established. The history of philosophy from 600 CE up to the present is more or less constituted by a series of engag
Introductory readings in Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
โ Scribed by Miller, Patrick Lee;Reeve, C. D. C
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Company
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 533
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Subjects
Philosophy, Ancient;Sources;Philosophy, Ancient -- Sources
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