History of Philosophy, Volume I, A: Greece and Rome: 001 - Hardcover

Copleston SJ, Frederick

 
9780809100651: History of Philosophy, Volume I, A: Greece and Rome: 001
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0809100657 ISBN 13: 9780809100651
Publisher: Paulist Press International,U.S., 1946

Synopsis

Progress of philosophical thinking among the Greeks, leading to a dual climax in the work of Plato and Aristotle, demanding a synthesis by the Neo-Platonists.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Frederick Copleston grew up in England (1907-1994). He was raised in an Anglican home but converted to Catholicism while a student at Marlborough College. He later became a Jesuit and then pursued a career in academia. He studied and lectured at Heythrop College and wrote an eleven-volume History of Philosophy, which is highly respected. He also spent time teaching at Gregorian University in Rome and, after he retired, lectured at Santa Clara University in California. He was appointed a member of the British Academy in 1970. He is famouse for debating Betrand Russell over the existence of God in a 1948 BBC broadcast.

Synopsis

A detailed study, designed for use in Catholic seminaries, of classical philosophy, stressing the theories of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and their followers.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Paulist Press International,U.S.
Publication date
1946
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0809100657
ISBN 13 
9780809100651
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
536

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780385468435: Greece and Rome (v. 1) (A History of Philosophy)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0385468431 ISBN 13:  9780385468435
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing..., 1993
Softcover