Elinor J M West
Biographic Data
| ID | 5637035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elinor J M West |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elinor J M |
| FAMILY NAME | West |
| SIGNATURE | WEST E J M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Plato's World: Man's Place in the Cosmos
This text examines the relationship between Plato's conception of the nature of the universe, and his moral and political thought. Cropsey interprets seven of Plato's dialogues - Theaetetus, Euthyphro, Sophist, Statesman, Apology, Crito and Phaedo - in light of their dramatic consecutiveness and thus as a conceptual and dramatic whole. The cosmos depicted by Plato in these dialogues, Cropsey argues, is often unreasonable, and populated by human b…
The Tyrant's Writ: Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece
Symbols and Sounds of Civilizations: China and Ancient Greece
with every piece of knowledge, one must stumble over stone-hard, ever-lasting words-and one would rather break a bone than a word -Nietzsche
Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece
Virtue and Knowledge: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Ethics
This book focuses on the concept of virtue, and in particular on the virtue of wisdom or knowledge, as it is found in the epic poems of Homer, some tragedies of Sophocles, selected writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers. The key questions discussed are the nature of the virtues, their relation to each other, and the relation between the virtues and happiness or well-being. There has been renewed interest recently i…
Essays on the Philosophy of Socrates
The Iliad of Homer Part Two: Books 7-12
Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher
Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher
The Iliad of Homer Part Two: Books 7-12
Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece
Virtue and Knowledge: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Ethics
This book focuses on the concept of virtue, and in particular on the virtue of wisdom or knowledge, as it is found in the epic poems of Homer, some tragedies of Sophocles, selected writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers. The key questions discussed are the nature of the virtues, their relation to each other, and the relation between the virtues and happiness or well-being. There has been renewed interest recently i…
Essays on the Philosophy of Socrates
The Tyrant's Writ: Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece
Symbols and Sounds of Civilizations: China and Ancient Greece
with every piece of knowledge, one must stumble over stone-hard, ever-lasting words-and one would rather break a bone than a word -Nietzsche
Plato's World: Man's Place in the Cosmos
This text examines the relationship between Plato's conception of the nature of the universe, and his moral and political thought. Cropsey interprets seven of Plato's dialogues - Theaetetus, Euthyphro, Sophist, Statesman, Apology, Crito and Phaedo - in light of their dramatic consecutiveness and thus as a conceptual and dramatic whole. The cosmos depicted by Plato in these dialogues, Cropsey argues, is often unreasonable, and populated by human b…
History (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Literature (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · SOCRATES (2 works)