ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY, 2E- A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS

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ISBN:

9780198805885

Publication date:

21/01/2026

Paperback

144 pages

JULIA ANNAS

  • Provides a lively, modern account of the nature and range of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy
  • Focuses on the issues and debates that propelled the tradition, rather than a list of Great Thinkers
  • The field is introduced thematically, around major areas of debate, rather than chronologically
  • Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide

New to this Edition:

  • Fully updated to reflect developments in the field
  • Text has been expanded and modernized to be more comprehensive and accessible to the general reader
  • New illustrations and textboxes to aid understanding
  • Fully updated further reading list

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its approach of lively discussion and argument. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles.

This new edition has been fully updated to reflect updates in the field, with new illustrations and up to date further reading to allow further exploration of the field. The text has been expanded and modernized to be more comprehensive and accessible to the general reader, as well as exploring the relation of the tradition of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy to other traditions and to us.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

About the Author

Julia Annas, Department of Philosophy, University of Arizona, Regents Professor Emerita

Julia Annas is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona. She is an Honorary Fellow of St. Hugh's College, Oxford, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was President of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association 2004-5. She was the founding editor of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy. She has published 16 books (8 edited or translations) and many articles, mainly on ethics in the ancient Greco-Roman world, and contemporary ethics, especially virtue ethics.

 

 

 

 

 
 

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Table of contents

1:How to live a happy life
2:Humans and beasts: understanding ourselves
3:Reason, knowledge and scepticism
4:Logic and reality
5:When did it begin? (and what is it anyway?)

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"Summarizing so much in so short a space is a truly Heraclean task, especially given Annas' including Greek culture and the relevance of Ancient Greek philosophy for philosophers today. Readers will learn so much and be prompted to question so much more, which I suspect is precisely what Annas intended." - Christopher Martin, Religious Studies Review

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JULIA ANNAS

Description

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its approach of lively discussion and argument. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles.

This new edition has been fully updated to reflect updates in the field, with new illustrations and up to date further reading to allow further exploration of the field. The text has been expanded and modernized to be more comprehensive and accessible to the general reader, as well as exploring the relation of the tradition of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy to other traditions and to us.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

About the Author

Julia Annas, Department of Philosophy, University of Arizona, Regents Professor Emerita

Julia Annas is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona. She is an Honorary Fellow of St. Hugh's College, Oxford, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was President of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association 2004-5. She was the founding editor of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy. She has published 16 books (8 edited or translations) and many articles, mainly on ethics in the ancient Greco-Roman world, and contemporary ethics, especially virtue ethics.

 

 

 

 

 
 

Table of contents

1:How to live a happy life
2:Humans and beasts: understanding ourselves
3:Reason, knowledge and scepticism
4:Logic and reality
5:When did it begin? (and what is it anyway?)

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