Against Demagogues What Aristophanes Can Teach Us about the Perils of Populism and the Fate of Democracy, New Translations of the Acharnians and the Knights (Hardback) by RobertC. Bartlett Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of California Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-520-34410-5, ISBN: 0-520-34410-3
"The book features an interpretive essay for each play, expertly guiding readers through the most important plot points, explaining the significance of various characters, and shedding light on the meaning of the plays' often madcap episodes ..."
"Protagoras" and "Meno"(1st Edition) Translated, With Notes and Interpretive Essays (Agora Editions) by RobertC. Bartlett, Plato#34, RobertC. Plato Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2004 by Cornell University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-8865-8, ISBN: 0-8014-8865-6
"This volume contains new translations of two dialogues of Plato, the Protagoras and the Meno, together with explanatory notes and substantial interpretive essays. Robert C. Bartlett's translations are as literal as is compatible with sound English style and take into account important textual variations. Because the interpretive essays both sketch the general outlines of the dialogues and take up specific theoretical or phil ..."
The Shorter Socratic Writings(1st Edition) "Apology of Socrates to the Jury," "Oeconomicus," and "Symposium" by RobertC. Bartlett, Xenophon Xenophon Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2006 by Cornell University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-7298-5, ISBN: 0-8014-7298-9
"This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and foster further reflection in those familiar with his writing. "Apology of Socrates to the Jury" shows how Socrates conducted himself when he was tried on the capital charge of not believing in the city's gods and corr ..."
Sophistry and Political Philosophy(Reprint) Protagoras' Challenge to Socrates by RobertC. Bartlett Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-63969-7, ISBN: 0-226-63969-X
"One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly agreed upon “truths.” As Nietzsche observed in his Will to Power, the currents of relativism that have come to characterize modern thought can be said to have been born with ancient sophistry. If we seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary radical relativism, we must therefore look first to ..."
Sophistry and Political Philosophy(1st Edition) Protagoras' Challenge to Socrates by RobertC. Bartlett Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-39428-2, ISBN: 0-226-39428-X
"One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly agreed upon “truths.” As Nietzsche observed in his Will to Power, the currents of relativism that have come to characterize modern thought can be said to have been born with ancient sophistry. If we seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary radical relativism, we must therefore look first to ..."
"The "Nicomachean Ethics" is one of Aristotle's most widely read and influential works. Ideas central to ethics - that happiness is the end of human endeavor, that moral virtue is formed through action and habituation, and that good action requires prudence - found their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called "the Philosopher." Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle's thought, Robert C. Bartlett a ..."
The Great Courses Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. Lecture Transcript and Course Guidebook Parts 1-3. (The Great Courses) by Professor RobertC. Bartlett Paperback, Published 2003 by The Teaching Company ISBN-13: 978-1-59803-445-5, ISBN: 1-59803-445-6
"For more than two millennia, philosophers have grappled with life's most profound issues. It is easy to forget, however, that these "eternal" questions are not eternal at all; rather, they once had to be asked for the first time. It was the Athenian citizen and philosopher Socrates who first asked these questions in the 5th century B.C. "Socrates," notes award-winning Professor Robert C. Bartlett, "was responsible for a fundamentally ne ..."
Action and Contemplation Studies in the Moral and Political Thought of Aristotle (SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy) by RobertC. Bartlett, Susan D. Collins Paperback, 333 Pages, Published 1999 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-4252-4, ISBN: 0-7914-4252-7
"European and North American scholars explore the political philosophy of Aristotle, with particular attention to questions arising from the Politics and the Nicomachean Ethics.This wide-ranging collection of essays by European and American scholars presents some of the most interesting and important work now being done on the political philosophy of Aristotle. Part One investigates what is arguably the most urgent and controversial ques ..."
The Idea of Enlightenment A Postmortem Study by RobertC. Bartlett Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-1291-4, ISBN: 1-4426-1291-6
"In "The Idea of Enlightenment", Robert Bartlett explores the roots of the contemporary dissatisfaction with the modern Enlightenment, the momentous political-philosophical project that sought to liberate politics from religious control. What is unsatisfactory about our post-Enlightenment condition, argues the author, is that the heralded "death of God" has been rapidly followed by the death of reason and, with it, the Enlightenment's ho ..."
""The Nicomachean Ethics", along with its sequel, "the Politics", is Aristotle's most widely read and influential work. Ideas central to ethics - that happiness is the end of human endeavor, that moral virtue is formed through action and habituation, and that good action requires prudence - found their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called 'the Philosopher'. Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle ..."
"This volume contains new translations of two dialogues of Plato, the Protagoras and the Meno, together with explanatory notes and substantial interpretive essays. Robert C. Bartlett's translations are as literal as is compatible with sound English style and take into account important textual variations. Because the interpretive essays both sketch the general outlines of the dialogues and take up specific theoretical or philosophic diff ..."
Teaching Company Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle DVD (Course Number 4460, by Professor RobertC. Bartlett, directed by The Great Courses Dvd, Published 2008 by The Teaching Company Box Set ISBN-13: 978-1-59803-444-8, ISBN: 1-59803-444-8
""A Seminar on Plato's Protagoras offers the transcript of Leo Strauss's seminar on Plato's Protagoras edited and introduced by the renowned scholar Robert Bartlett."
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