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OUP is proud to present our first ever #Classical #Philosophy Twitter thread! We’ll be bringing you the most exciting scholarship published in the area, with a second part being released in November. Explore below and discover your next read🧵1/13
In recent years, #Stoicism has made a comeback as the ideal #philosophy for those seeking peace in stressful times. Introduce yourself to this way of thinking with a free chapter from @drnancysherman’s book, ‘Stoic Wisdom’. Explore today: academic.oup.com/book/39212/cha… 2/13
Deep dive into #Plato with a free extract from ‘Biopolitics and Ancient Thought’: in this chapter, Mika Ojakangas argues that Plato’s mature political philosophy is fundamentally biopolitical, drawing on Foucault’s ideas of state racism. Read now: academic.oup.com/book/41382/cha… 3/13
How did #Aristotle conceive of sexual difference, both in biology and political #philosophy? Find out with a free extract from Marguerite Deslauriers’ book, ‘Aristotle on Sexual Difference’, available for a limited time. Read today: academic.oup.com/book/41384/cha… 4/13
Sample @gwengrewal’s acclaimed book ‘Thinking of Death in Plato's Euthydemus’, a translation of Plato’s ‘Euthydemus’ amongst dialogues surrounding Socrates’ trial and death. Read the first chapter for free today, available for a limited time: academic.oup.com/book/41473/cha… 5/13
Interested in #Confucianism? Learn more with Franklin Perkins’ ‘Doing What You Really Want’, a book focused on the life and ideas of Confucian #philosopher Mengzi. This free chapter explores the tumultuous context behind early Chinese philosophy: academic.oup.com/book/38885/cha… 6/13
Learn more about the first century BCE Epicurean #philosopher and #poet, Philodemus, in Michael McOsker’s book ‘The Good Poem According to Philodemus’. Read the introduction for free today, available for a limited time: academic.oup.com/book/41615/cha… 7/13
Discover the #Muslim #philosopher Averroes’ famous unicity thesis with Stephen R. Ogden’s book, ‘Averroes on Intellect’. Our free chapter explains and analyses Averroes’ primary source text: Aristotle’s ‘De Anima’. Find out more here: academic.oup.com/book/41929/cha… 8/13
Re-examine Seneca, the famous Stoic #philosopher, with Carey Seal’s book ‘Philosophy and Community in Seneca’s Prose’. This free chapter explores how Seneca viewed philosophy’s history and its social conditions. Read today: academic.oup.com/book/39354/cha… 9/13
Explore fresh thinking on #Plato by reading a free chapter from Anna Marmodoro’s book, ‘Forms and Structure in Platoâs Metaphysics’. This extract introduces Plato’s fundamental entities, the Forms, and argues that they are transcendent powers. academic.oup.com/book/41244/cha… 10/13
Explore the natural philosophical concept of #atomism with Matthew M. Gorey’s book ‘Atomism in the Aeneid’. Our free extract dives into atomism’s history and its opponents. Read today: academic.oup.com/book/39476/cha… 11/13
Sample Gisela Striker’s thinking in her book ‘From Aristotle to Cicero: Essays in Ancient Philosophy’. Read Striker’s thoughts on #Artistole, dialectic, and logic today for free with this sample chapter, available for a limited time: academic.oup.com/book/38906/cha… 12/13
We hope you have enjoyed this selection of free reading on #ClassicalPhilosophy! Don't forget to check back for part two in November. 13/13

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