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Aristotle on the Scope of Practical Reason: Spectators, Legislators, Hopes, and Evils

By Pavlos Kontos (NHC Fellow, 2017–18) This book offers a new account of Aristotle’s practical philosophy. Pavlos Kontos argues that Aristotle does not restrict practical reason to its action-guiding and motivational role; rather, practical reason remains practical in the full sense of the term even when its exercise does not immediately concern the guidance of … Continued

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Eudemian Ethics. Books I, II, and VIII

By AristotleEdited and translated by Michael Woods (NHC Fellow, 1990–91) It has long been recognized that anyone seriously interested in Aristotle's moral philosophy will need to take full account of the Eudemian Ethics, a work still gravely neglected in favor of the better-known Nicomachean Ethics. The relation between the two continues to be the subject of lively … Continued

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Mantikê: Studies in Ancient Divination

Edited by Peter T. Struck (NHC Fellow, 2002–03) and Sarah Iles Johnston This book thoroughly revisits divination as a central phenomenon in the lives of ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. It collects studies from many periods in Graeco-Roman history, from the Archaic period to the late Roman, and touches on many different areas of this … Continued

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Reciprocity and Ritual: Homer and Tragedy in the Developing City-State

By Richard Seaford (NHC Fellow, 1992–93) This is an exciting and entirely new synthesis, combining anthropology, political and social history, and a close reading of central Greek texts, to account for two of the most significant hallmarks in Homeric epic and Athenian tragedy: the representation of ritual, and codes of reciprocity. Both genres are pervaded … Continued

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The Learned Banqueters, V

By AthenaeusEdited and translated by S. Douglas Olson (NHC Fellow, 2008–09) In The Learned Banqueters, Athenaeus describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. The work (which dates to the very end of the second century CE) is amusing reading and of extraordinary value as a treasury of quotations from works … Continued

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Aristotle’s Modal Logic: Essence and Entailment in the Organon

By Richard Patterson (NHC Fellow, 1985–86) Aristotle's Modal Logic presents a radically new interpretation of Aristotle's logic by arguing that a proper understanding of the system depends on an appreciation of its connection to the metaphysics. Patterson establishes that there is a fundamental connection between Aristotle's logic of possibility and necessity, and his metaphysics; that … Continued

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Figures of Speech: Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece

By Gloria Ferrari (NHC Fellow, 1989–90) Over the past two hundred years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet these artifacts remain a challenge: what did the images depicted on these vases actually mean to ancient Greek viewers? In this long-awaited book, Gloria Ferrari uses Athenian vases, literary evidence, and other works of … Continued

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The Learned Banqueters, VI

By AthenaeusEdited and translated by S. Douglas Olson (NHC Fellow, 2008–09) In The Learned Banqueters, Athenaeus describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. The work (which dates to the very end of the second century CE) is amusing reading and of extraordinary value as a treasury of quotations from works … Continued