Foreign thinker
Richard Sorabji
Richard SorabjiHistory of Ancient Philosophy and the Commentators on AristotleBritish
Ancient philosophy was not merely abstract theorizing; rather, it was a way of life and a continuous exercise for shaping the psyche and mastering the emotions.
Life and Thought
Sir Richard Sorabji is a distinguished historian of ancient philosophy and Honorary Professor at King's College London and the University of Oxford. He is the founder and director of the monumental Ancient Commentators on Aristotle translation project, which has played an unparalleled role in re-examining the transmission of ancient thought to the Islamic world and the Middle Ages. His foundational research on the ancient philosophy of mind, time, space, and Stoic moral philosophy is considered a key resource in the history of philosophy.
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