Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

‘This book, written by one of the best-known scholars in the subject, offers a fresh and original approach to introducing readers to ancient philosophy. . . . Annas explores six themes as a way of alerting modern readers to the interest and challenge of ancient philosophy. . . . the writing is lively and nontechnical, [and] Annas opens up a range of very important questions about ancient thought and about modern reception of antiquity.’

Christopher Gill, University of Exeter

‘A+ for Annas on Ancient Philosophy. This should be the first book any prospective student in philosophy reads. Annas’s renowned scholarship, combined with her engaging style, enable her to convey an astonishing amount about the ancient Greeks and still find room for many fascinating insights into how their thought relates to the way we think now and how it was interpreted in earlier centuries.’

Rosalind Hursthouse, The Open University