Terms for Eternity

Ilaria Ramelli, David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels
• This book explores two ancient Greek terms for eternity, aiônios and aïdios, from their earliest occurrence in Pre-Socratic philosophy and Plato down ... Lees meer

Beauty

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels | Onassis Hellenic Culture
• What does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary categor... Lees meer

Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 6

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels | Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
• Book Six of Aristotle's Physics , which concerns the continuum, shows Aristotle at his best. It contains his attack on atomism which forced subsequent... Lees meer

Pity Transformed

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels | Classical Inter/Faces
• "Pity Transformed" is an examination of how pity was imagined and expressed in classical antiquity. It pays particular attention to the ways in which ... Lees meer

Hierocles the Stoic

Ilaria L E Ramelli

• Paperback | Engels | Writings from the Greco-Roman
• Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-Stoicism, especially with regard to their ethical p... Lees meer

The Complete Tragedies, Volume 2

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

• Paperback | Engels | Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• The second of two volumes collecting the complete tragedies of Seneca. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha... Lees meer

Simplicius

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels | Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
• A new translation of Aristotle's classic work on the natural sciences. Lees meer

The Origin of Sin

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels
• Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, David Konstan takes a close look at classical Greek and Roman texts, as well a... Lees meer

Friendship in the Classical World

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels | Key Themes in Ancient History
• This book is a history of friendship in Greece and Rome, from the warrior society of the Homeric epics to the time of the Christian Roman Empire. It d... Lees meer

Aspasius

• Hardcover | Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
• Aspasius' commentary on the "Nicomachean Ethics"is one of the oldest surviving Greek commentary on any of Aristotle's works, dating to the middle of t... Lees meer

In the Orbit of Love

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels
• This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very clo... Lees meer

Before Forgiveness

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels
• In this book, David Konstan argues that the modern concept of interpersonal forgiveness, in the full sense of the term, did not exist in ancient Greec... Lees meer

The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels
• It is generally assumed that whatever else has changed about the human condition since the dawn of civilization, basic human emotions - love, fear, an... Lees meer

Roman Comedy

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels
• This book explores the social institutions, the prevailing social values, and the ideology of the ancient city-state as revealed in Roman Comedy . "Th... Lees meer

Sexual Symmetry

David Konstan

• Paperback | Engels | Princeton Legacy Library | nr. 272
• "In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; rus... Lees meer

Aspasius, Michael of Ephesus, Anonymous: On Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics 8-9

Michael Of Ephesus, Aspasius

• Paperback | Engels | Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
• Aristotle devotes books 8-9 of the Nicomachean Ethics to friendship, distinguishing three kinds: a primary kind motivated by the other's character; an... Lees meer

Beauty

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels | Onassis Hellenic Culture
• What does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary categor... Lees meer

Friendship in the Classical World

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels | Key Themes in Ancient History
• This book is a history of friendship in Greece and Rome, from the warrior society of the Homeric epics to the time of the Christian Roman Empire. It d... Lees meer

Terms for Eternity

Ilaria Ramelli, David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels | Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought
• What is truly timeless? This book explores two ancient Greek terms for eternity, aiônios and aïdios. It traces these terms from their earliest occurre... Lees meer

La amistad en el mundo clásico

David Konstan

• Paperback | Spaans
• Este libro -la única historia de la amistad en la Antigüedad clásica disponible hasta su edición- examina la naturaleza de la amistad en la Grecia y R... Lees meer

Greek Comedy and Ideology

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels
• In comedy, happy endings resolve real-world conflicts. These conflicts, in turn, leave their mark on the texts in the form of gaps in plot and inconsi... Lees meer

Before Forgiveness

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels
• In this book, David Konstan argues that the modern concept of interpersonal forgiveness, in the full sense of the term, did not exist in ancient Greec... Lees meer

Sexual Symmetry

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels | Princeton Legacy Library | nr. 272
• "In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; rus... Lees meer

Roman Comedy

David Konstan

• Hardcover | Engels
• This book explores the social institutions, the prevailing social values, and the ideology of the ancient city-state as revealed in Roman Comedy . "Th... Lees meer