Christopher Gill Books
Hermeneutic Philosophy And Plato: Gadamer'S Response To The Philebus
By Christopher Gill, François Renaud, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Plato
Gadamer's Platonism And The Philebus : The Significance Of The Philbus For Gadamer's Thought / Robert J. Dostal -- L'interprétation Herméneutique Du Philèbe Par Gadamer : Contexte Historique Et Ter...
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The Symposium
By Christopher Gill, Plato, Translated With An Introduction And Notes By Christopher Gill
One of the most famous works of literature in the Western world, Plato's Symposium is also one of the most entertaining. The scene is a dinner party in Athens in 416 B.C. at which the guests - incl...
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Reciprocity In Ancient Greece
By Norman Postlethwaite, Christopher Gill, RICHARD SEAFORD, Christopher Gill (Editor), Norman Postlethwaite (Editor), Richard Seaford (Editor)
In this collection of new essays, an international group of experts explores the significance of reciprocity (the principle and practice of voluntary requital, of benefit for benefit or harm for ha...
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Personality In Greek Epic, Tragedy, And Philosophy: The Self In Dialogue
This is a major study of conceptions of selfhood and personality in Homer and Greek Tragedy and Philosophy. The focus is on the norms of personality in Greek psychology and ethics. Gill argues that...
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The Structured Self In Hellenistic And Roman Thought
The Structured Self in Hellenistic and Roman Thought offers a new analysis of what is innovative and distinctive in Hellenistic conceptions of self and personality, particularly in Stoic and Epicur...
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Form And Argument In Late Plato
By Christopher Gill, Mary Margaret McCabe, Christopher Gill (Editor), Mary Margaret McCabe (Editor)
Why did Plato put his philosophical arguments into dialogues, rather than presenting them in a plain and readily understandable fashion? In writing rich tales of philosophical encounters, does Plat...
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The Person And The Human Mind: Issues In Ancient And Modern Philosophy
Persons And Personae / Amelie Oksenberg Rorty -- Why There Is No Concept Of A Person / Adam Morton -- Human Persons / Peter Smith -- Persons, Animals, And Ourselves / P.f. Snowdon -- Stoic Philosop...
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Greek Thought
By Christopher Gill, Christopher Gill, Name Missing
Four related themes in Greek thought are examined in this book: (1) personality and self, (2) ethics and values (3) individuals and communities, and (4) the idea of nature as a moral norm. Although...
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Form And Argument In Late Plato
By Christopher Gill, Mary Margaret McCabe, Christopher Gill (Editor), Mary Margaret McCabe (Editor)
why Did Plato Put His Philosophical Arguments Into Dialogues, Rather Than Presenting Them In A Plain And Readily Understandable Fashion? A Group Of Distinguished Scholars Here Offer Answers To This...
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Virtue, Norms, And Objectivity: Issues In Ancient And Modern Ethics
For Much Of The Twentieth Century It Was Common To Contrast The Characteristic Forms And Preoccupations Of Modern Ethical Theory With Those Of The Ancient World. However, The Last Few Decades Have...
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