Longman Standard History of Ancient Philosophy

With selections of philosophers from Thales to Sextus Empiricus, this new anthology provides significant learning support and historical context for the readings along with a wide variety of pedagogical assists.Biographical headnotes, reading introductions, study questions, and special "e;Prologues"e; and "e;Philosophical Overviews"e; help students understand and appreciate the philosophical concepts under discussion. "e;Philosophical Bridges"e; discuss how the work of earlier thinkers would influence philosophers to come, and place major movements in a contemporary context showing students how the schools of philosophy interrelate and how various philosophies apply to the world today.In addition to this volume of Ancient Philosophy, a comprehensive survey of the whole of Western philosophical history and other individual volumes for each of the major historical eras are also available for specialized courses.