Peter Adamson
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 445
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations, maps ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the twentieth century. Introducing the main philosophical...
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 428 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of Christian and Jewish philosophy and of ancient science. Chapters are devoted to such major figures as Epicurus, Lucretius,...
Author
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 637 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Peter Adamson presents a lively introduction to six hundred years of European philosophy, from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the fourteenth century. The medieval period is one of the richest in the history of philosophy, yet one of the least widely known. Adamson introduces us to some of the greatest thinkers of the Western intellectual tradition, including Peter Abelard, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus,...
Author
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 346 pages : 1 map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before. He offers an accessible, humorous, and detailed look at the emergence of philosophy with the Presocratics, the probing questions of Socrates, and the first full flowering of philosophy with the dialogues of Plato and the treatises of Aristotle. The story is told 'without any gaps', discussing not only such major figures...
Author
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 483 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Peter Adamson presents an engaging and wide-ranging introduction to the thinkers and movements of two great intellectual cultures: Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance. First he traces the development of philosophy in the Eastern Christian world, from such early figures as John of Damascus in the eighth century to the late Byzantine scholars of the fifteenth century. He introduces major figures like Michael Psellos, Anna Komnene, and Gregory Palamas,...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 397 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world's richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India. They begin with the earliest extant literature, the Vedas, and the explanatory works that these inspired, known as Upani.sads. They also discuss other famous texts of classical Vedic culture, especially the Mah=abh=arata and its most notable section, the Bhagavad-G=ita, alongside the rise of Buddhism...