• Provides a lively, modern account of the nature and range of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy
• Focuses on the issues and debates that propelled the tradition, rather than a list of Great Thinkers
• The field is introduced thematically, around major areas of debate, rather than chronologically

New to this Edition:

• Fully updated to reflect developments in the field
• Text has been expanded and modernized to be more comprehensive and accessible to the general reader
• New illustrations and textboxes to aid understanding
• Fully updated further reading list

The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its approach of lively discussion and argument. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles.
    
This new edition has been fully updated to reflect updates in the field, with new illustrations and up to date further reading to allow further exploration of the field. The text has been expanded and modernized to be more comprehensive and accessible to the general reader, as well as exploring the relation of the tradition of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy to other traditions and to us.