"A vigorous polemicist as well as a rational philosopher, Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE) has the task in his ethics of demonstrating how men become good and why happiness can, and should, be our goal. The success of Aristotle's endeavour may be measured by the enormous impact of his ethics on Western moral philosophy through the centuries. Composed as mere lecture notes, it possesses a startling boldness and represents an exacting, exciting c ..."
" Ancient Greek thought is the essential wellspring from which the intellectual, ethical, and political civilization of the West draws and to which, even today, we repeatedly return. In more than sixty essays by an international team of scholars, this volume explores the full breadth and reach of Greek thought--investigating what the Greeks knew as well as what they thought about what they knew, and what they believed, invented, and unde ..."
"This text presents a clear and simple outline of Greek and Latin meters in order that the verse of the Greeks and Romans may be read as poetry. Although the Greek and Latin components are conceived as essentially independent, the arrangements of each section confirm in such a way as to facilitate the use of the two in conjunction. No comparable volume exists in English."
"This text presents a clear and simple outline of Greek and Latin meters in order that the verse of the Greeks and Romans may be read as poetry. Although the Greek and Latin components are conceived as essentially independent, the arrangements of each section confirm in such a way as to facilitate the use of the two in conjunction. No comparable volume exists in English."
"This new edition of Martin Ostwald's revised version of J. B. Skemp's 1952
translation of Statesman includes a new selected bibliography, as well as
Ostwald's interpretive introduction, which traces the evolution in Plato's political
philosophy from Republic to Statesman to Laws — from philosopher-king to royal
statesman. J. B. SKEMP is Professor Emeritus of Greek, The University of
Durham. MARTIN OSTWALD is William R. Kenan, Jr. P ..."
"This edition of Martin Ostwald's revised version of J. B. Skemp's 1952 translation of Statesman includes a new selected bibliography, as well as Ostwald's interpretive introduction, which traces the evolution in Plato's political philosophy from Republic to Statesman to Laws --from philosopher-king to royal statesman."
Nomodeiktes Greek Studies in Honor of MartinOstwald by Ralph Mark Rosen, Joseph Farrell, MartinOstwald Hardcover, 752 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-10297-6, ISBN: 0-472-10297-4
"Fifth-century Athens has inspired generations of students and scholars. Its citizens’ profound discoveries in literature, philosophy, and politics – to name but a few areas – have shaped the thinking of much of Western thought and have provided many of the joys and the tribulations that touch our daily lives. Nomodeiktes: Greek Studies in Honor of Martin Ostwald offers fascinating discussions of many of these areas, and it helps illumi ..."
Oligarchia The Development of a Constitutional Form in Ancient Greece (Historia) by MartinOstwald Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2000 by Franz Steiner Verlag ISBN-13: 978-3-515-07680-7, ISBN: 3-515-07680-8