Christopher Shields 
The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy 

The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy provides a
comprehensive treatment of the principal figures and movements of
philosophy from its origins before Socrates, through the towering
achievements of Plato and Aristotle, and into its final
developments in late antiquity.

* * Provides a comprehensive guide to ancient philosophy from the
pre-Socratics to late antiquity.

* Written by a cast of distinguished philosophers.

* Covers the pre-Socratics, the sophistic movement, Epicureanism,
academic skepticism, stoicism, and the neo-Platonists.

* Features an index and a comprehensive bibliography of both
primary and secondary works.

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Notes on Contributors.

Editor’s Introduction.

Part I: Philosophy Before Socrates: Introduction.

1. Presocratic Philosophy.(Richard Mc Kirahan).

2. The Sophists. (John Gibert).

Part II: Socrates: Introduction.

3. Socrates: (Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith).

Part III: Plato: Introduction.

4. Plato: Metaphysics.(Daniel Devereux).

5. Plato: Epistemology.(Nicholas White).

6. Plato: Ethics. (Gerisimos Santas).

7. Plato: Psychology. (Allan Silverman).

Part IV: Aristotle: Introduction.

8. Aristotle: Epistemology and Methodology. (Robert Bolton).

9. Aristotle: Metaphysics. (Michael Loux).

10. Aristotle: Ethics and Politics. (Fred D. Miller, Jr.).

11. Aristotle: Psychology. (Gareth Matthews).

Part V: Hellenistic Philosophy: Introduction.

12. Epicureanism. (David Konstan).

13. Stoicism. (Phillip Mitsis).

14. Academics and Pyrrhonists. (R. J. Hankinson).

Part VI: Late Abtique Philosophy: Introduction.

15. Neoplatonism. (Lloyd P. Gerson).

Bibliography.

Index.

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Christopher Shields is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is author of Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle (1999).