Voices of Ancient Philosophy: An Introductory Reader

1. Fate And Freedom -- Illiad / Homer -- Zeus Answers A Few Awkward Questions / Lucian -- A. Praise, Blame, And Responsibility For Our Actions -- Nicomachean Ethics / Aristotle -- The Stoics On Fate -- On Fate / Alexander Of Aphrodisias -- The Stoics On Moral Responsibility -- On Fate / Cicero -- Attic Nights / Aulus Gellius -- On Fate / Alexander Of Aphrodisias -- On Nature / Epicurus -- Epicurean Inscription Fragment / Diogenes Of Oenoanda -- On The Nature Of Things / Lucretius -- B. Responsibilty For The Lives We Lead -- Republic / Plato -- Handbook Of Platonism / Alcinous -- C. Divine Foreknowledge Of The Future -- On Fate / Alexander Of Aphrodisias -- The Consolation Of Philosophy / Boethius -- D. Is The Future Fixed? -- On Interpretation / Aristotle -- The Master Argument ( Discourses / Epictetus ) / Diodorus Cronus -- The Stoics On Possibility And Necessity -- On Fate / Cicero -- On Fate / Alexander Of Aphrodisias 2. Reason And Emotion -- A. Explanation Of Inner Conflict -- Republic / Plato -- Phaedrus / Plato -- B. What Is An Emotion? -- Rhetoric Ii / Aristotle -- Nicomachean Ethics / Aristotle -- The Early Stoics On Emotions -- On Anger / Seneca -- C. A Test Case -- Medea / Euripides -- Discourses I / Epictetus -- On The Doctrines Of Hippocrates And Plato Iii / Galen -- D. Reason, The Emotions, And Faith -- The Fourth Book Of Maccabees Selections -- 3. Knowledge, Belief, And Skepticism -- A. Knowledge And Expertise -- Laches / Plato -- B. Knowledge And True Belief -- Meno / Plato -- Theaetetus / Plato -- C. Relativism -- Theaetetus / Plato -- D. The Structure Of A System Of Knowledge -- Republic / Plato -- Posterior Analytics I / Aristotle -- Metaphysics / Aristotle -- Parts Of Animals I / Aristotle -- E. Knowledge From Experience -- Epicurus On Knowledge -- The Stoics On Knowledge -- F. Skepticism -- Theaetetus / Plato -- Outlines Of Pyrrhonism I / Sextus Empiricus 4. Metaphysical Questions -- A. Reality And Paradox -- The Way Of Truth / Parmenides -- Arguments Against Motion / Zeno Of Elea -- B. Plato's Forms : For And Against -- Phaedo / Plato -- Symposium / Plato -- Republic / Plato -- Parmenides / Plato -- Lives Of The Philosophers Vi / Diogenes Of Sinope -- The Stoics On Plato's Forms -- On Forms / Aristotle -- C. Cause And Explanation -- The Sacred Disease / Hippocratic Writings -- Phaedo / Plato -- On Coming-to-be And Passing-away Ii / Aristotle -- Physics / Aristotle -- Life Of Pericles / Plutarch -- The Epicureans Against Teleology -- D. Time -- Physics Iv / Aristotle -- The Stoics On Time -- Confessions Xi / Augustine -- 5. How Should You Live? -- A. The Starting Point For Ethical Reflection -- Rhetoric I / Aristotle -- Histories I / Herodotus -- B. The First Theories: Virtue And Happiness -- Fragments On Ethics / Democritus -- Gorgias / Plato -- C. The Major Theories -- Nicomachean Ethics / Aristotle -- The Stoics -- On Final Ends Iii / Cicero The Epicureans -- Letter To Menoeceus / Epicurus -- On Final Ends I / Cicero -- D. Different Directions -- Theaetetus / Plato -- The Gospel Of Matthew -- Enneads I / Plotinus -- 6. Society And The State -- A. Is Nature Or Convention The Basis Of Society And The State? -- Protagoras / Plato -- Fragment / Antiphon The Sophist -- Gorgias / Plato -- Crito / Plato -- Republic / Plato -- Politics I / Aristotle -- Politics Iii / Aristotle -- Epicureans -- Priciple Doctrines / Epicurus -- Epicurean Inscription Fragment / Diogenes Of Oenoanda -- On Duties / Cicero -- Stoicism -- On Laws / Cicero -- B. Political Rules: Expertise And The Rule Of Law -- Twofold Arguments -- Republic / Plato -- Statesman / Plato -- Politics / Aristotle -- C. Democracy And The Best Form Of Government -- Histories Iii / Herodotus -- Selections / The Old Oligarch -- Politics Iv / Aristotle -- Histories Vi / Polybius. [edited By] Julia Annas. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 453-454).