《哲学．历史英语原版书》(Theology, philosophy and the history of ideas)[PDF]

中文名: 哲学．历史英语原版书

英文名: Theology, philosophy and the history of ideas

资源格式: PDF

发行时间: 2009年09月28日

地区: 美国

语言: 英文

简介:

This is the remarkable story of the birth of philosophy, its flourishing in

the ancient Mediterranean world, and the development of ideas which

have shaped the course of Western thought and society.

Sir Anthony Kenny’s stimulating account begins with Pythagoras and

Thales, and ends with St Augustine, who handed on the torch of

philosophy to the Christian age. At the centre of the narrative are the

two great Wgures of Plato and Aristotle, who between them set the agenda

for philosophy for the next two millenia, and whose influence is as

profound today as ever.

The fruit of a lifetime’s scholarship and insight, Ancient Philosophy sets the

philosophers and their ideas in historical context, and explains the

signiWcance and impact of each wave of new ideas. It is the first volume

in a magisterial new series, which brings the history of philosophy alive to

anyone who wants to understand the roots of Western civilization.

Sir Anthony Kenny has been President of the British Academy, and

Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He has written many

acclaimed books on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of religion,

and the history of philosophy, including both scholarly and popular

works on Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, and Wittgenstein.