'The author is not surpassed...in intimate and accurate acquaintance with the whole field of Greek literature and antiquity; while none of his predecessors have approached to him in the amount of philosophy and general mental accomplishment which he has brought to bear upon the subject' - J. ...
This article presents the history of philosophy of history from Ancient Greece to the present, with particular emphases on the variety of 19th century philosophy of history and on the divide between continental and Anglophone or analy...
Greek philosophy, in thehistory of Western philosophy, the foundational and profound philosophical contributions of the leading thinkers ofancient Greece, including the pre-Socratic cosmologists of the 6th and 5th centuriesbce; theintellectualgiants of ClassicalAthens—Socrates,Plato, andAristotle; and the...
History of Greek Philosophyis an immense work in two volumes about ancientGreek philosophy. It (Philosophie der Griechen) was written in German byDr. E. Zellera professor at the University of Berlin, this is the English translation published in England in 1881. The work is one of the most ...
(认识论) and logic, and the influence of his ideas and approach remains a strong foundation for Western philosophy that followed.Socrates was the most colorful figure in the history of ancient philosophy. His fame was widespread in his own time, and his name soon became a household word ...
Western philosophy dates back to ancient Greece and is divided into four periods: 1. Ancient philosophy From the 6th century BC to the decline of the Western Roman Empire in the 6th century AD, this period encompasses many theses and arguments always trying to find the ultimate foundation of ...
Men grew bold enough to attempt natural explanations of processes and events before attributed to supernatural agencies and powers; magic and ritual slowly gave way to science and control; and philosophy began. At first this philosophy was physical; it looked out upon the material world and asked...
Heads, Heroes and Horses: in search of the Ancient Celts寻找古代凯尔特人 Fieldwork Practice 实地考察实践 Ancient Philosophy古代哲学 Athenian Power Plays 雅典权力剧 The Rise of the Roman Republic c.350-100 BC公元前 350-100 年罗马共和国的崛起 ...
Here, evidently, is the Encyclopedia Britannica of Greece: every problem under the sun and about it finds a place; no wonder there are more errors and absurdities in Aristotle than in any other philosopher who ever wrote. If philosophy is the quest of unity Aristotle deserves the high name ...
The philosopher’s stone, variously described, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated. The quest for the stone encouraged alchemists from theMiddle Agesto the end of the 17th century to examine in their laboratories numerous substances and the...