Ancient philosophy is indeed a specific period in the history of philosophy, but it is also the period in which the field of philosophy, at least as we know it in the Western world, takes shape and crystallizes, both in terms of the questions being posed—what we today call philosophical questions—and the ways of addressing them.
Ancient philosophy, however, is also a subject that concerns not only those with specific philosophical interests but also every educated person, to the extent that a large part of our conceptual horizon was formed in the works and discussions of the philosophers of Greco-Roman antiquity. This conceptual horizon, in turn, shaped a plethora of cultural and spiritual phenomena, such as our political and scientific thought, our legal culture, and Christian theology.
The texts in this volume aim, on the one hand, to introduce the interested reader to the main areas of ancient philosophy (e.g., logic, epistemology, ethics), as well as to stimulate the reader's interest in central issues for our conceptual formation, such as the relationship between the sensible and the intelligible, individual and common good, reason and emotion, or the structure of knowledge.
The chapters of the volume are thematically organized and are written by Greek specialists working in academic institutions in Greece and abroad.
