Gareth D. Williams (1)
Autor(a) de Roman Reflections: Studies in Latin Philosophy
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Obras de Gareth D. Williams
Associated Works
Brill's Companion to Seneca: Philosopher and Dramatist (Brill's Companions in Classical Studies) (2013) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Educação
- University of Cambridge
Membros
Resenhas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Also by
- 10
- Membros
- 29
- Popularidade
- #460,290
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 22
- Idiomas
- 1
As I mentioned, the book is a collection of essays. They attempt to show that Roman thought was not merely a carbon copy of the Greek modes of thought but rather took those ideas to a new level. The book is very scholarly with the original Latin and then a translation done by the author of that particular essay. All of the essays have extensive footnotes, but I don’t think this book is for someone with a casual interest in Philosophy.
I don’t really think I am going to finish this one off anytime soon because it just isn’t that interesting to me. The really unfortunate thing is that I bought this book, though not at the retail price. Though since I bought it that does mean I have plenty of time to finish it or make an attempt to do so. Until then, I will put it on the Dropped Shelf and hope for the best.… (mais)