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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Proem -- Chapter 1 -- The Sorrows of Boethius -- Abstract -- I. -- Song I. Boethius' Complaint -- II. -- Song II. His Despondency -- III. -- Song III. The Mists Dispelled -- IV. -- Song IV. Nothing Can Subdue Virtue -- V. -- Song V. Boethius' Prayer -- VI. -- Song VI. All Things Have Their Needful Order -- Song VII. The Perturbations of Passion -- Chapter 2 -- The Vanity of Fortune's Gifts -- Abstract -- I. -- Song I. Fortune's Malice -- II. -- Song II. Man's Covetousness -- III. -- Song III. All Passes -- IV. -- Song IV. The Golden Mean -- V. -- Song V. The Former Age -- VI. -- Song VI. Neros' Infamy -- VII. -- Song VII. Glory May Not Last -- VIII. -- Song VIII. Love Is Lord of All -- Chapter 3 -- True Happiness and False -- Abstract -- I. -- Song I. The Thorns of Error -- II. -- Song II. The Bent of Nature -- III. -- Song III. The Insatiableness of Avarice -- IV. -- Song IV. Disgrace of Honours Conferred by a Tyrant -- V. -- Song V. Self-Mastery -- VI. -- Song VI. True Nobility -- VII. -- Song VII. Pleasure's Sting -- VIII. -- Song VIII. Human Folly -- IX. -- Song IX. Invocation -- X. -- Song X. The True Light -- XI. -- Song XI. Reminiscence -- XII. -- Song XII. Orpheus and Eurydice -- Chapter 4 -- Good and Ill Fortune -- Abstract -- I. -- Song I. The Soul's Flight -- II. -- Song II. The Bondage of Passion -- III. -- Song III. Circe's Cup -- IV. -- Song IV. The Unreasonableness of Hatred -- V. -- Song V. Wonder and Ignorance -- VI. -- Song VI. The Universal Aim -- VII. -- Song VII. The Hero's Path -- Chapter 5 -- Free Will and God's Foreknowledge -- Abstract -- I. -- Song I. Chance -- II. -- Song II. The True Sun -- III. -- Song III. Truth's Paradoxes -- IV. -- Song IV. A Psychological Fallacy -- V. -- Song V. The Upward Look -- VI. -- Epilogue -- References to Quotations in the Text -- Index -- Blank Page

The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains 40 new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The anthology is designed to be used in conjunction with The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy, in which all of these texts are discussed. The works, originally written in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek, cover such topics as: concepts of man, Aristotelian, Platonic, Stoic, and Epicurean ethics, scholastic political philosophy, theories of princely and republican government in Italy and northern European political thought. Each text is supplied with an introduction and a guide to further reading

Knowledge of one's self -- Composition of the world as it is -- Things that will improve this world and its nations -- Treatments and remedies of proper medicine -- Proper medicine derived from human nature -- Brief exposition on human nature : foundations of the art of -- Medicine -- Proper philosophy of the nature of composite things, of humans

"What is philosophy? What can philosophy offer us? What brings us to think philosophically? Arthur Schopenhauer's writings offer fascinating answers to these questions that have largely been overlooked until now. In Schopenhauer and the Nature of Philosophy, Jonathan Head explores the surprisingly rich and compelling metaphilosophy that underlies Schopenhauer's work and argues that it offers a vital key to unlocking many of the mysteries that surround his ideas. Schopenhauer understands philosophy as grounded in a deep wonder about life and the world that is universal to the human experience, as well as meeting a fundamental need for both explanation and consolation. This account of the nature of philosophy leads to further important discussions concerning the relationship between philosophy and religion, the value of mysticism, and the possibility of social progress. Through examining Schopenhauer's account of how and why philosophy is done, this book sheds crucial new light on a thinker whose ideas continue to both provoke and inspire"--

An item in a composite volume comprising pamphlets concerning the ficticious Popish Plot to assassinate King Charles II of England. ; Caption title.; Attributed to James Harrington. cf. NUC pre-1956. Conjectured imprint suggested by Wing's Short Title Catalogue.

G. E. Moore's 1912 work Ethics has tended to be overshadowed by his famous earlier work Principia Ethica. However, its detailed discussions of utilitarianism, free will, and the objectivity of moral judgements find no real counterpart in Principia, while its account of right and wrong and of the nature of intrinsic value deepen our understanding of Moore's moral philosophy. Moore himself regarded the book highly, writing late in his career,'I myself like [it] better than Principia Ethica, because it seems to me to be much clearer and far less full of confusions and invalid arguments.' Short but philosophically rich, and written with impressive precision and intellectual candour, Ethics is a minor classic which repays careful study. This new edition includesMoore's essay 'The Nature of Moral Philosophy' as well as editorial notes, an introduction, and a guide to further reading.