Publisher's Synopsis
'A monumental history . . . learned, lucid, patient and comprehensive.'
NEW STATESMAN
'We can only applaud at the end of each act and look forward to applauding again at the final curtain.'
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Greece and Rome
After its beginnings in Asia Minor, classical philosophy culminated in the writings of the two great philosophers: Plato and Aristotle. Later, through Neo-Platonism, Greek and Roman philosophical tradition exercised a great influence on the formation of Christian thought. In the first volume of A History of Philosophy, Copleston skilfully traces the major developments in Greek and Roman thought to provide an essential guide to classical philosophy. Aristotle Epicurus Heraclitus Marcus Aurelius Parmenides Plato Plotinus Pythagoras Socrates Zeno