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Title: Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Julia Annas ISBN: 0-19-285357-0 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: the way an intoduction to philosophy should be
Comment: What is great about this book is that it immeadiately engages you in ancient debates, which is what ancient philosophy is about. Do you really want a list of names and principle doctrines? There are plenty of books like that. There was a different consciousness in ancient times; to read ancient philosophy through our modern consciousness is to misread it. This book helps to engage the reader as the ancients engaged in their philosophy.
Rating: 4
Summary: I Thought This Book Was Excellent
Comment: This little pamphlet is the first philosophy work that I have ever read, and Prof. Annas wrote it for people like me.
Her intention is to help people engage with the thoughts of the ancient (Greek) philosophers, and to show how the questions with which the ancients grappled are the same questions that we ask today.
I have a somewhat better understanding of Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics. Am I a better person? I do not know. Did the ancient Greeks tell me anything I did not know already? Maybe not.
Yet I think Prof. Annas might say, along with the ancient Greeks, that philosophy is worthwhile even if we derive no benefit from it at all. This is a book about those who practiced philosophy for its own sake.
So I would say that a beginner such as myself ought by all means to engage with both the ancient Greek thinkers and Prof. Annas's exposition of them. You might find yourself wanting to learn more and more about the ancient thinkers, without being sure why.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not As Bad As The Other Reviewers Say
Comment: This book didn't strike me as great, but I feel I have to offer a dissenting opinion at least. It provided an introduction to many names and events in an easy style. Its true that its a huge subject, but it begs for an introduction because you will miss so much if you only read about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. But I think some of the other criticisms voiced in these reviews may be legitimate.
And VSI is the best series of introductions I've found. They are mostly easy to read, but not aimed so low as to insult the intelligence of most adults. The one exception to this so far has been the VSI to Socrates by C. Taylor.
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Title: Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Edward Craig ISBN: 0192854216 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Julia Annas ISBN: 019280216X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction (VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS) by Christopher Butler ISBN: 0192802399 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Classics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Mary Beard, John Henderson ISBN: 0192853856 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Michael Tanner ISBN: 0192854143 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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