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Title: Before and after Socrates by Frances Macdonald Cornford ISBN: 0-521-04726-9 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 03 January, 1932 Format: Paperback |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fantastic introduction to Greek philosophy
Comment: There are no doubt countless introductions to Greek philosophy, but amidst the vast sea of choices this book easily floats above the rest. Professor Cornford's writing is rare, not only for its clear mastery of the subject but also for its refreshing lucidity. There is no complex language to unpack or needless detail to confuse his presentation of the material. Conford approaches the subject by addressing the general themes associated with the Ionians, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. This is a nice approach because the beginner, rather than being lost in detail, is given the "big picture" with which he can then orient later details in further reading. This is the greatest virtue of Cornford's book, and it is for that reason that I so highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Potent
Comment: The fundamentals of Greek philosophy, ranging from Ionianscience to Aristotle, is given here in four brief but thorough lectures. I am not at all well versed in Greek philosophy, though I have occasion to say that F.M. Cornford's presentation of Socrates is the best I've read. He of course denotes the contributions of Plato, Pythagorus, and Aristotle.
In the fashion of Plato he comments on Socrates-the-man. How that he was ahead of his time, how that he had a forceful presence. He then moves on to Socratic thought. The only other lecture on Socrates that comes close to this is Karl's Jaspers "Socrates, Buddha, Confucious, Jesus."
I cannot enough say how well executed this work is. If you are student of philosophy (like me), read this right away.
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't know much about history...Don't know much philosophy..
Comment: But I do know that I love the writings of F.M. Cornford. He explains the writings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in such a way that it becomes entirely relevant to these days in which we live. Why are we the way we are? What were the beliefs of the ancient thinkers? Some of them were so tenacious in their beliefs that they were willing to give their lives for them. As a searcher of truth, this book spoke to me. Explains the "laws of nature" vs. the "laws of state" and why the former is more preferable than the latter. Cornford is a genius.
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Title: From Religion to Philosophy by Francis MacDonald Cornford ISBN: 0691020760 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 08 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy by A. H. Armstrong ISBN: 0822604183 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (via NBN) List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Greeks and Their Gods by W. K. C. Guthrie ISBN: 0807057932 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: June, 1985 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Oxford Philosophical Texts) by David Hume, Tom L. Beauchamp ISBN: 0198752482 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Night In Question : Stories by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0679781552 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 30 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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