Doing Greek Philosophy

This lively and original guidebook offers an invitation to the study of Greek philosophy and signposts to lead the student deeper. The reader is drawn in to the questions the philosophers posed. Doing Greek Philosophy conveys a vital sense of the dynamism and continuity in the Greek philosophical tradition, and shows how interaction between the philosophers creates and sustains that tradition. It concentrates on a set of interrelated concepts and problems -- contradiction, relativism, refutation and consistency -- which appear in the tradition, and show how philosophers dealt with them. The author considers not just what the philosophers were doing, but also what they thought they were doing. The goal is not simply to inform readers about Greek philosophy, but also to equip them with an intellectual toolkit, and to encourage them to use it. The reader will come away from this book with a set of good questions and the means to probe them further. Accessibly written, the book will appeal to philosophers at every level, and its concision will make it the ideal starting point for the beginner in philosophy.

ISBN 0415282357   Pages 160 ISBN13 9780415282352 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 178 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Classical Foundations Publication date 22 Dec 2005   Height (mm) 198 Library of Congress 2005010473   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 180   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

Introduction: Doing and Living Philosophy 1. Opposition, Relativism, Contradiction 2. Refuting the Irrefutable? 3. A Life without Belief?

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