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  • Cicero's Tusculan Disputations

    Edited by Charles Brittain, James Warren ...
    Cicero composed the Tusculan Disputations in the summer of 45 BC at a time of great personal and political turmoil. He was grieving for the death of his daughter Tullia earlier that year, while Caesar's defeat of Pompey's forces at Munda and return to Rome as dictator was causing him great fears and concerns for himself, his friends and the Republic itself. This collection of new essays offers a ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Journal of Residence in the New Hebrides, S.W. Pacific Ocean

    by Charles Bice And A. Brittain ...
    "Journal of Residence in the New Hebrides, S.W. Pacific Ocean" by Charles Bice and A. Brittain is a captivating ethnographic journal chronicling their immersive exploration of the remote islands. Set against the backdrop of the South Pacific Ocean, the book serves as a historical account of their residence, offering invaluable observations of the diverse cultures and landscapes encountered. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Soldier's Choice

    City and Soul in the Life of Classical Athens

    Edited by Harvey Yunis, Charles Brittain, Hayden Pelliccia ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Classical Philology
    In the pitch of battle, according to Pericles, the Athenian citizen-soldier chooses to die rather than leave undefended the democratic principles that Athens embodies: this defines The Soldier's Choice**.** The great war between Sparta and Athens dominated the Greek world for twenty-seven years (431–404 BCE) and shaped much of the culture it bequeathed to posterity.The Sparta of that era did not ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Plato and the Divided Self

    Edited by Rachel Barney, Tad Brennan, Charles Brittain ...
    Plato's account of the tripartite soul is a memorable feature of dialogues like the Republic, Phaedrus and Timaeus: it is one of his most famous and influential yet least understood theories. It presents human nature as both essentially multiple and diverse - and yet somehow also one - divided into a fully human 'rational' part, a lion-like 'spirited part' and an 'appetitive' part likened to a ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD

  • Journal of Residence in the New Hebrides, S.W. Pacific Ocean

    by Charles Bice, A. Brittain ...
    "Journal of Residence in the New Hebrides, S.W. Pacific Ocean" is a captivating account that immerses readers in the rich cultural tapestry of the New Hebrides archipelago. Authored by Charles Bice and A. Brittain, the book offers a detailed exploration of the islands' landscapes, peoples, and customs. Through vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, the authors provide a unique perspective on ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From Protagoras to Aristotle

    Essays in Ancient Moral Philosophy

    by Heda Segvic ...
    This is a collection of the late Heda Segvic's papers in ancient moral philosophy. At the time of her death at age forty-five in 2003, Segvic had already established herself as an important figure in ancient philosophy, making bold new arguments about the nature of Socratic intellectualism and the intellectual influences that shaped Aristotle's ideas. Segvic had been working for some time on a ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

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  • How to Be Free

    An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life

    by Epictetus, Anthony Long ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    A superb new edition of Epictetus’s famed handbook on Stoicism—translated by one of the world’s leading authorities on Stoic philosophyBorn a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55–135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In How to Be Free, A. A. Long—one of the world’s leading authorities on Stoicism and a pioneer in its ... Read more

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  • A Californian in Iceland 1862, Illustrated

    by J. Ross Browne ...
    A Californian on a world tour spends a discovers mid nineteenth Century Iceland and Icelanders. From the original Serialization of 1863. ... Read more

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  • The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2

    The Use of Pleasure

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  • History of Political Philosophy

    Edited by Leo Strauss, Joseph Cropsey ...
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  • A Short History of Ethics

    A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the 20th Century

    by Alasdair MacIntyre ...
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    A Short History of Ethics has over the past thirty years become a key philosophical contribution to studies on morality and ethics. Alasdair MacIntyre writes a new preface for this second edition which looks at the book 'thirty years on' and considers its impact. A Short History of Ethics guides the reader through the history of moral philosophy from the Greeks to contemporary times. MacIntyre ... Read more

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