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Cambridge Classical Studies eBook Series

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  • Cicero on Politics and the Limits of Reason

    The Republic and Laws

    by Jed W. Atkins ...
    Series series Cambridge Classical Studies
    A prolific philosopher who also held Rome's highest political office, Cicero was uniquely qualified to write on political philosophy. In this book Professor Atkins provides a fresh interpretation of Cicero's central political dialogues - the Republic and Laws. Devoting careful attention to form as well as philosophy, Atkins argues that these dialogues together probe the limits of reason in ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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  • The Nicomachean Ethics

    by Aristotle ...
    Translated by David Ross ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Happiness, then, is the best, noblest, and most pleasant thing in the world.' In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle's guiding question is: what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness, but he means, not something we feel, but rather a specially good kind of life. Happiness is made up of activities in which we use the best human capacities, both ones that contribute to our ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Phaedrus

    by Plato ...
    Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction, further reading, and full notes on the text and translation that discuss the structure of the dialogue and elucidate issues that might ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Conversations of Socrates

    by Xenophon ...
    Translated by Hugh Tredennick, Robin Waterfield ...
    After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views. In ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Genesis Genealogies

    God's Administration in the History of Redemption (Book 1)

    by Abraham Park ...
    Series Book 1 - History Of Redemption
    A fundamental part of understanding one's ancestors is knowing when they were born, how long they lived, and when they died. Here in The Genesis Genealogies lies that crucial core information about the forebears of Christianity.Rev. Abraham Park has meticulously analyzed the information in The Book of Genesis. Taking the explicit date references in Genesis and performing math calculations forward ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Lost Masters

    Rediscovering the Mysticism of the Ancient Greek Philosophers

    by Linda Johnsen ...
    Series series An Eckhart Tolle Edition
    Ashrams in Europe twenty-five hundred years ago? Greek philosophers studying in India? Meditation classes in ancient Rome? It sounds unbelievable, but it’s historically true. Alexander the Great had an Indian guru. Pythagoras, Empedocles, and Plotinus all encouraged their students to meditate. Apollonius, the most famous Western sage of the first century c.e., visited both India and Egypt — and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Free Will

    Origins of the Notion in Ancient Thought

    by Michael Frede ...
    Series Book 68 - Sather Classical Lectures
    Where does the notion of free will come from? How and when did it develop, and what did that development involve? In Michael Frede's radically new account of the history of this idea, the notion of a free will emerged from powerful assumptions about the relation between divine providence, correctness of individual choice, and self-enslavement due to incorrect choice. Anchoring his discussion in ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Plato's Podcasts

    The Ancients' Guide to Modern Living

    by Mark Vernon ...
    Use Ancient Wisdom to revitalise your life!Do you ever get the feeling that something went wrong? What with credit crunches, wars, congestion charges, and unemployment, it is natural to hark back to less complicated times. In this witty and inspiring book, Mark Vernon does just that. However, we are not talking about the 1980s - try 400BC! Filled with timeless insight into life, relationships, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition

    Edited by Kirk R. Sanders, Jeffrey Fish ...
    Epicureanism after the generation of its founders has been characterised as dogmatic, uncreative and static. But this volume brings together work from leading classicists and philosophers that demonstrates the persistent interplay in the school between historical and contemporary influences from outside the school and a commitment to the founders' authority. The interplay begins with Epicurus ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Ancient Greek Philosophy

    From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers

    Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers presents a comprehensive introduction to the philosophers and philosophical traditions that developed in ancient Greece from 585 BC to 529 AD.Provides coverage of the Presocratics through the Hellenistic philosophersMoves beyond traditional textbooks that conclude with AristotleA uniquely balanced organization of ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greece - History 3rd Grade | Children's History Books

    Despite being hundreds of years ago, the events in Ancient Greece have set to motion different beliefs, values and practices that societies today still take advantage of. Appreciation of the past will pave the way for a deep understanding of the present and the future. A third grader should be introduced to these facts beginning today. Begin reading now! ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Meno (Annotated)

    by Plato ...
    Meno is a Socratic dialogue composed by Plato. It attempts to determine the definition of virtue, or arete, meaning virtue in general, rather than particular virtues, such as justice or temperance. The first part of the work is written in the Socratic dialectical style and Meno is reduced to confusion or aporia. In response to Meno's paradox (or the learner's paradox), however, Socrates introduces ... Read more

    $4.22 CAD