Greek Philosophical Terms: A Historical Lexicon

by F.E. Peters

Book Overview

Isolates terms and offers an evolutionary history of the concept instead of a mere definition

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814765521
• ISBN13: 9780814765524
• Release Date: June 1967
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating/Essential Tool for the Study of Greek Philosophy

The most comprehensive, accessible dictionary of Greek Philosophical terms. Attractive, well-organized format. The meaning of each word is defined starting from the original historical period of its use, and then its later conceptual development is traced through each successive period of Greek philosophical thought. Thus, the concepts of classical thought are examined both synchronically and dichronically, throughly, and yet, with studied concision.The utility of the book is enhanced by having such a comprehensive collection of concepts under one cover (235 pages), and an excellent English to Greek index, enabling the reader to cross-reference from concepts in English and find the appropriate word in classical Greek.Far easier to use for the Greekless reader than Liddell and Scott (which has its own unquestioned domain of utility), and far more detailed in its explanations, the definitions also list related words and concepts, explained in the book. A mesmorizing read for those with an interest in classical Greek thought and an excellent value.

An essential reference work, but more: a READABLE reference!

Not only is this an essential reference work for any library or professional philosophy student, it is also immensely readable. What makes it so rich is the strictly historical approach the author takes: each word is defined according to its meaning in the pre-Socratics and then we learn the career of that word through Plato, Aristotle, and the later Hellenists. An adventure in reading