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Meditations (Penguin Classics)
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One measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is no... »
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A Manual for Living (A Little Book of Wisdom)
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Sharon Lebell's paraphrases of the Roman Stoic Epictetus are convincingly presented in this little guidebook. Much of the core Stoic philosophy is translated for us in this brief but philosophically weighty interpretation: See things for what they are; guard against a false sense of self-importance; practice indifference to external conditions; the lif... »
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The Republic of Plato
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The main arguments of The Republic are so well known that they hardly need restatement in this review. The central issues in this book are of great importance, but one should also take note of the side issues that Plato raises in political theory and philosophy.
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Plato Complete Works
Highly recommended for any reader or thinker. The complete work of Plato, with helpful footnotes on translations and culture. Easy to navigate through, co... »
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Nicomachean Ethics
What is the good life? What is courage and how do we become courageous? Aristotle provides rational answers and insights to these questions and many more ... »
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Republic
This was a Christmas gift for my college age son. Book was in excellent shape and delivered in a timely manner.... »
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Politics (Dover Thrift Editions)
Perhaps I've been reading too many ancient Greeks and Romans, and certainly too many treatises on ancient politics, but I had a great deal of difficulty g... »
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Five Dialogues
If you are entering college as a freshman and especially if you are entering the field of Philosophy, I urge you to buy this book! Read it, study it, and... »
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