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Ancient Greek Philosophers

Editors of Canterbury Classics Ken Mondschein

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CANTERBURY CLASSICS
11 January 2018
"""Philosophy begins in wonder.""

                                     —Plato

Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of ancient Greece? This collection of thoughts from Plato, Aristotle, and other masters of philosophy will lead your mind on a journey of enlightened exploration into ethics, morality, law, medicine, and more. With an introduction by a distinguished scholar of classic literature, this beautiful Canterbury Classics bonded-leather volume with gilded edges and specially designed endpapers is sure to be a favorite keepsake edition in your library.

The pieces in this edition were translated by the following contributors:

Plato: translated by Benjamin Jowett (1817–1893).

Aristotle’s Poetics: translated by Samuel Henry Butcher (1950–1910).

Aristotle’s Rhetoric: translated by William Rhys Roberts (1858–1929).

Xenophon: translated by Henry Graham Dakyns (1838–1911).

Epictetus: translated by Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806).

Epicurus: translated by Robert Drew Hicks (1850–1929)."

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Imprint:   CANTERBURY CLASSICS
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 159mm,  Spine: 53mm
Weight:   1.379kg
ISBN:   9781684125531
ISBN 10:   1684125537
Series:   Leather-bound Classics
Pages:   992
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Canterbury Classics is an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC, the largest full-service book distributor to non-trade booksellers in North America. Canterbury Classics publishes classic works of literature in fresh, modern formats. From elegant leather-bound editions to whimsical pop-up books to the best-selling Word Cloud Classics series and more, our extensive collection is sure to captivate and inspire readers and brighten bookshelves. Kenneth C. Mondschein has a Ph.D in history from Fordham University (defense passed December 18, 2009). His expertise is in Western history from antiquity to the present, with a specializations in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, global expansion and colonization, and the history of science and technology. He also holds a Master of Arts in History from Boston University.

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