Books in the Philosophical Traditions series

Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" deals with character and its proper development in the acquisition of thoughtful habits directed toward appropriate ends. This book presents a commentary on the Ethics.

In this collection, 25 philosophers offer their interpretations of the central themes and concepts of Nietzsche's important treatise, "On the Genealogy of Morals". They explore such concepts as ressentiment, asceticism, and slave and master moralities.

Includes essays that form a commentary on "Descartes' Meditations". Following the sequence of the meditational stages, this book analyzes the function of each stage in transforming the reader, to realize his essential nature as a rational inquirer, capable of scientific, demonstrable knowledge of the world.

This anthology presents Aristotle's "Rhetoric" in its original context, providing examples of the kind of oratory whose success Aristotle explains and analyzes. It assesses the role and the techniques of rhetorical persuasion in philosophic discourse and the public sphere.

Augustine did a great deal to Christianize the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome, and exerted a large influence on medieval and modern thought. The articles in this book present Augustine's ideas in a way that respects their historical context and the long history of their influence.