| 1. |  | Nicomachean Ethics
from Hackett Pub Co Inc
Customer Review:
I write this to convince anyone who, like me, lived a good chunk of their life without investigating this book, that it's time to get a copy and carve out a few hours. Civilizations have ordered themselves around concepts like the "Golden Mean," that every ethical virtue involves finding a balance... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Plato: The Republic, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. 237)
from Loeb Classical Library
Price: $19.20
Customer Review:
it wasn't as new as I thought it would've been but it was still good condition. I was satisfied with duration of time it to be delivered to me and overall, i would say very good. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
from Basic Books
Customer Review:
This is an outstanding book, offering a readable and highly sophisticated synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Oxford World's Classics)
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $9.95
Customer Review:
"And you can also commit an injustice by doing nothing." -- Marcus Aurelius, from Meditations
My sister loves this book, but I was never able to get into it until I found this translation. Marcus Aurelius wrote this for his own usage - it was never intended for publication, much less being seen... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Five Dialogues
from Hackett Publishing Company
Price: $6.95
Customer Review:
I highly recommend this book. It made me want to read more of Plato's dialogues. Anyone that even slightly desires read about philosophy should at least start wih this as a primer. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. | ![]() | Aristotle: The Politics (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
from Cambridge University Press
Customer Review:
I read this book for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Politics is one of Aristotle's most prescient works that had a profound impact on our Founding fathers.
Nicomachean Ethics (EN) is part of political knowledge. Politics regulates when virtue does not. Laws are created for people who are not... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
from Anchor
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
"The position men have given to Jesus is a position of authority. It characterizes themselves. It cannot alter the eternal facts. Great is the soul, and plain. It is no flatterer, it is no follower; it never appeals from itself. It always believes in itself." Emerson, 'the Oversoul'more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Trial & Death of Socrates: Apology and Phaedo
from Naxos Audiobooks
Price: $28.98
Customer Review:
This purchase saved me a lot of money compared to the price in the campus bookstore. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Letters from a Stoic (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
The brilliance of this gem of a work, is that its 2000 years old but the essential messages Seneca conveys to his friend on a great many topics through his letters is still as relevant today as then and we can still identify with them.
After an excellent intro into the mans life with a compact... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Plato Complete Works
from Hackett Publishing Company
Price: $49.50
Customer Review:
Plato Complete Works - Plato did arrive on schedule and in great condition. It will be good to get to know him after all these years. Thanks for send him to me. Now we will get to learn from his insight. | 4.5 / 5.0
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