Elementals: The Essential Philosophy Compilation

By Vincent O Alemán

Book Overview

A philosopher's dream come true-all of the essential wisdom texts in one volume; including:

- Cebes: the disciple of Socrates

- Lucretius: the Latin poet who versified the doctrines of Epicureanism

- Solomon: the wisest man ever to live

- Aristotle: "The Father of those who know"

- Confucius: the Chinese Master

- Cato: "second only to Solomon in wisdom"

- Aesop: the sage fabulist

- Ptah-Hotep: the oldest author in the world

- Washington: the Father of his nation

- Graci n: the Jesuit instructor in the art of worldly wisdom

- Buddha: the enlightened one

- Epictetus: Caesar's preceptor

- Descartes: the masterful doubter

- Epicurus: the "bright star of the Greek race"

- Plato: the divine

- Plutarch: the hierophant and prince of biographers

- Franklin: whose Poor Richard shows The Way to Wealth

- & Cowley: the English essayist who leads us back to the fields in his piece On Agriculture

Athena Press is the premier publisher of ancient Greek Classics, specializing in unique editions for the classical connoisseur. Leather-bound collector's editions also available at www.athenapress.com

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXCDCZ1F
• ISBN13: 9798999701091
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Athena Press
• Length: 856 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"