An introduction to ancient philosophy /
by A.H. Armstrong.
- 4th ed.
- London : Methuen, c1965.
- xviii, 242 p.; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The beginnings of Greek philosophy. Milesians and Italians-- The later Pre-Socratics-- The Sophists and Socates-- Plato (I). Life and writings. The forms and the soul-- Plato (2). Structure of the world of forms: making of the visible world. Theology-- Plato (3) . Moral and political teaching-- Aristotle (1). Life and works. The academy after Plato's death. Logic. Criticism of Plato-- Aristotle (2). Basic ideas and philosophy of nature-- Aristotle (3). Theology and psychology-- Aristotle (4). Ethics and politics-- Hellenistic philosophies (1). Cynics and Stoics. Hellenistic philosophies (2). Epicureans and sceptics. Philosophy of the earlier Roman empire. The revival of Platonism-- The beginnings of Greek-Christian thought. Philo. The apologists-- Tertullian. The school of Alexandria-- Plotinus (1). Writings and life. The one. The divine mind-- Plotinus (2). The soul and the material universe-- The later Neo-Platonists-- St. Augustine and the transmutation of ancient thought