TA he id ea of a practical and compassionate philosophy—a philosophy that exists for the
sake of human beings, in order to address their deepest needs, confront their most urgent …

For centuries, classical scholars have intensely debated the" position of women" in classical
Athens. Did women have a vast but informal power, or were they little better than slaves …

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an
urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small …

Christopher Gill offers a new analysis of what is innovative in Hellenistic-especially Stoic
and Epicurean-philosophical thinking about selfhood and personality. His wide-ranging …

This ambitious and important book provides the first truly general account of Francis Bacon
as a philosopher. It explores in detail how and why Bacon attempted to transform the largely …

This landmark study examines the role played by the rediscovery of the writings of the
ancient atomists, Epicurus and Lucretius, in the articulation of the major philosophical …

That myths can persist despite conflicting evidence is illustrated by the robustness of the
belief that television and other mass media have sizable impacts on the public's thoughts …

Ada Palmer explores how Renaissance poets and philologists, not scientists, rescued
Lucretius and his atomism theory. This heterodoxy circulated in the premodern world, not on …

The editors, working with a team of 325 renowned authorities in the field of ethics, have
revised, expanded and updated this classic encyclopedia. Along with the addition of 150 …

Modern studies of classical utopian thought are usually restricted to the Republic and Laws
of Plato, producing the impression that Greek speculation about ideal states was invariably …