A Critical Review on the Book

Mahboobi Arani,, Hamidreza

doi:10.30465/crtls.2021.37273.2303

A Critical Review on the Book "Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratic to the Hellenistic Philosophers"

Document Type : Research

Author

Hamidreza Mahboobi Arani,

Assistant Professor in Philosophy, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.37273.2303

Abstract

"Ancient Greek Philosophy: from the Presocratic to the Hellenistic Philosophers" is a book written for undergraduate philosophy students in the United States. The author's attempt in this relatively concise book is to show that ancient Greek philosophy is not a history of disparate opinions from various philosophers, but rather a coherent line or lines of thought that extend throughout the period. Based on these lines of view, a unified narrative of this period's philosophy can be presented. The author, in particular, follows a line of thought in Greek philosophers' quest for actual knowledge and good and prosperous life that begins with Socrates and continues through Plato, Aristotle, and the late ancient philosophers. After introducing the work and providing a general report on its argumentative content, the current article reviews it primarily in light of the author's approach and goals. It clarifies its place in an undergraduate course on ancient Greek philosophy.

Keywords

Ancient Greece

Intellectual Knowledge

Empirical Knowledge

Love of Wisdom

Good and Happy Life

Subjects

Philosophy

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