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ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION - ...

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
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