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En Sócrates en 90 minutos, Paul Strathern presenta un recuento conciso y experto de la vida e ideas de Sócrates, y explica su influencia en la lucha del hombre por comprender su existencia en el mundo. El audiolibro incluye una selección de opiniones de Sócrates, una breve lista de lecturas sugeridas para aquellos que deseen profundizar en su pensamiento y cronologías que sitúan a Sócrates en su época y en un panorama más amplio de la filosofía.

What is virtue? What is moderation? What is justice? What is courage? What is good? What is piety? Socrates thought that understanding the perspectives of others on these six great questions would help him become a more excellent human being.

Philosophy is the study of problems concerning matters as fundamental as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BC) is said to have coined the term.

A partir de uma história repleta de simbologias, Platão nos apresenta conceitos e situações que visam a busca pelo conhecimento em contraste com a ignorância e a manipulação. O enredo integra o livro VII de A República e destaca um diálogo entre Sócrates e Glauco. As personagens imaginam uma situação hipotética em que várias pessoas são mantidas acorrentadas no fundo de uma caverna escura subterrânea. Dessa forma, a “caverna” representa o nosso mundo interior, nossas limitações e a chamada zona de conforto.

The Enchiridion is a collection of the most profound teachings of Epictetus (c. AD 55-135), who taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just a matter of theory. The Enchiridion is a canonical text of Stoic philosophy and contains all the fundamentals. Among them is the principle of not being concerned with that which is out of one’s control. Misfortune should not disturb the individual at all and should not be perceived negatively.

The Enchiridion is among the latest books of Augustin.

The Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable Athenian men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and statesman Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The panegyrics are to be given in praise of Eros, the god of love and sex. In the Symposium, Eros is recognized both as erotic lover and as a phenomenon capable of inspiring courage, valor, great deeds and works, and vanquishing man's natural fear of death.

How to Get Over a Breakup presents an unabashedly modern prose translation of Ovid's lighthearted and provocative work, complete with a lively introduction. Ovid's advice—which he illustrates with ingenious interpretations of classical mythology—ranges from the practical, psychologically astute, and profound to the ironic, deliberately offensive, and bizarre.

Epictetus was born a slave, and became one of the most influent Stoic philosophers. Stoicism is the attitude allowing one to free oneself from the unnecessary suffering that arises from anxiety about events that are beyond our control; therefore, it can be of tremendous importance in one's life. According to Epictetus, our own actions and attitudes are the only thing in our control; whatever else happens, we should examine calmly and dispassionately, because no amount of suffering will change the impact of external events.

Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome's greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity's funniest people. After he was elected commander-in-chief and head of state, his enemies even started calling him "the stand-up Consul". How to Tell a Joke provides a lively new translation of Cicero's essential writing on humor alongside that of the later Roman orator and educator Quintilian.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC-AD 65), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist from the Silver Age of Latin literature. This edition of Seneca's Epistles includes all 124 of the letters in a single volume, with explanatory notes, an appendix, and an index of the names occurring in the text. The letters were written by Seneca during his retirement and sent to his friend Lucilius Junior, a procurator of Sicily.

"Die Leute sagen oft zu mir 'Bittet für mich bei Gott!' Dann denke ich: Warum geht ihr aus? Warum bleibt ihr nicht bei euch selbst und ergreift euer eigenes Gut. Ihr tragt doch alle Wahrheit wesenhaft in euch!" (Meister Eckhart, Pred. 5a: In hoc apparuit caritas dei in nobis, DW I, S. 75-82, 82) "Man hat den Religionen und insbesondere dem Christentum oft vorgeworfen, dass sie durch die Erfindung einer jenseitigen Welt das Diesseits verstellen würden.

Il filosofo romano scrive all'amico Lucillo, e gli racconta l'animo umano. Le sue caratteristiche, i suoi vizi e le sue virtù. Come un esploratore dei sentimenti più intimi, e un gran conoscitore delle numerose sfaccettature che compongono i pensieri e i comportamenti degli esseri umani, Seneca indica una via possibile per vivere in armonia con se stessi e con gli altri, attraverso la riscoperta della consapevolezza di quello che davvero conta.

What God Would Have Known offers a thorough and incisive treatment of its subject that remains respectful and fair-minded throughout. It is not concerned with the overworked question of whether classical Christians believe irrationally, but with what overlooked arguments about human development show in relation to the truth or falsity of Christian claims about reality.

من خلال تسليط الضوء بشكل كبير على تلك الأسئلة وغيرها، يوضح هذا الكتاب كيف بدأت الفلسفة، ويكشف عن الفلاسفة والحركات الفلسفية التي طبقوها بطرق تتسم بكل من العبقرية والروعة، وهذا يشمل: سيرا ذاتية قصيرة لجميع الفلاسفة العظماء، بدءًا من اليونانيين القدماء وحتى نيتشه وتشومسكي.

In The Timaeus, Plato offers one of the most influential philosophical visions of the ancient world—a sweeping dialogue that lays out the structure of the cosmos, the nature of the soul, and the divine intelligence behind creation.

Dopo il grande successo di ascolti e recensioni della prima stagione di "Scuola di Filosofie", Maura Gancitano e Andrea Colamedici completano la lista dei più importanti pensatori del XX secolo con 20 nuovi imperdibili autori.

Explore the roots of Western thought in this captivating audiobook on Ancient Greek Philosophy. Immerse yourself in an era when humanity’s greatest minds—Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and others—searched tirelessly for answers to profound questions about existence, nature, and human purpose. Your philosophical journey begins with the groundbreaking insights of Pre-Socratic thinkers like Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides before moving on to Socrates’ revolutionary dialogues.

Traducendo alcuni Moralia e alcuni libri di Detti memorabili Carlo Carena, in questo suo ultimo lavoro che viene pubblicato purtroppo postumo, ha messo a punto un volume che rappresenta la summa dei pensieri di Plutarco sul tema della politica. Sia dal punto di vista delle qualità morali necessarie agli uomini politici, sia da quello degli ordinamenti legislativi. Plutarco sprona gli intellettuali («i filosofi») ad occuparsi di politica, a consigliare re, principi e legislatori.

In the echoes of ancient Rome, where the clang of swords met the whispers of philosophy, Marcus Aurelius stood as both ruler and sage. The Speeches of Marcus is not a mere collection of words, but a testament to a mind sculpted by discipline and tempered by duty. His voice, austere yet compassionate, resounds through the corridors of time, inviting the listener to ponder the nature of power, virtue, and the fragile thread that binds humanity. With each measured phrase, Marcus does not seek to dazzle or dominate but to illuminate the path of reason and justice.