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Plato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 M ED I E VAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RENAISSANCE & E AR LY M O D ER N (c. 1600?1800) . . . 6 L ATER M O D ER N (c. 1800-1960). . . . 8 CO NTEM P O R ARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Ayn Ra n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

E A S T E R N P H I L O S O P H Y. . . . 1 3

SOCIAL & POLITICAL P H I L O S O P H Y. . . . . . . . . . . 1 4

Ka rl M a r x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 Philosophy & th e Environ m e nt . . 1 8

P H I L O S O P H Y & S C I E N C E. . . 1 9 Cha rles Da r win. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Philosophy & Te ch n ology . . . . . . 2 2

P H I L O S O P H Y & A R T . . . . . . 2 4

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION I N L I T E R A T U R E . . . . . . . . . 2 4

Jack Ke ro uac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pe ng uin G reat I d eas S e ries . . . . 2 9 M e m oir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RELIGION IN TODAY'S WORLD. . 3 2 Religion & S cie nce . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Relgion in Am e ric a. . . . . . . . . . . 35

B I B L E S T U D I E S . . . . . . . . . 3 6

C H R I S T I A N I T Y . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Wom e n in Ch ristia nit y . . . . . . . . 3 8 The Penguin History of th e Ch urch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Tim othy Kelle r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Dia rm aid M a c Culloch . . . . . . . . . 41

J U D A I S M . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3

B U D D H I S M . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 H is H olin ess th e Dalai L a m a. . . . 4 4

I S L A M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6

H I N D U I S M . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7

N A T I V E A M E R I C A N . . . . . . 4 8 The Penguin Library of Am e ric a n In dia n H istor y . . . . 49

ANCIENT RELIGION & M Y T H O L O G Y . . . . . . . . . 4 9

ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION . 5 1

S P I R I T U A L I T Y . . . . . . . . . . 5 2

R E F E R E N C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 CO M P LE TE I D I OT ' S G U I D E S . . . . . . 5 5 I N D E X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 CO LLEG E FACU LT Y I N FO S E RVI CE. . 6 1 E X AM I NATI O N CO PY FO R M . . . . . . 6 2 SCH O O L & P E R SO NAL CO PY FO R M . 6 3

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Bryan Magee THE STORY OF PHILOSOPHY A fully-illustrated introduction to 2,500 years of Western philosophy. DK ? 240 pp. ? 978-0-789-47994-5 ? $24.95 Robert Paul Wolff, editor TEN GREAT WORKS OF PHILOSOPHY Introduction and Commentaries by the editor Includes: Apology, Crito and the Death of Socrates from Phaedo, Plato; Poetics, Aristotle; The Ontological Proof St. Anselm, from Proslogium, St. Anselm; St. Thomas' Proofs of God's Existence, St. Thomas Aquinas; The Summa Theologic Meditations on the First Philosophy, Ren? Descartes; An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume; Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysics, Immanuel Kant; Utilitarianism, John Stuart; The Will to Believe, William James. Signet Classics ? 592 pp. ? 978-0-451-52830-8 ? $8.95

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THE GREEK SOPHISTS Translated with an Introduction and Notes by John Dillon and Tania Gergel Each chapter focuses on the work of one character--Gorgias, Prodicus, Protagoras, and Antiphon, among others--with commentary, a chronology, and a bibliography provided for each. Penguin Classics ? 464 pp. ? 978-0-14-043689-1 ? $17.00 CLASSICAL LITERARY CRITICISM Plato's Ion and Republic, Chapters 2-3 and 10; Aristotle's Poetics; Horace's The Art of Poetry; Longinus's On the Sublime Translated by Penelope Murray and T. S. Dorsch Introduction and Notes by Penelope Murray Presents the core classical texts for understanding literature in lucid, fully accessible translations. Penguin Classics ? 256 pp. ? 978-0-14-044651-7 ? $13.00 Mark Adams u MEET ME IN ATLANTIS My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City See Memoir, page 30 Aristophanes THE FROGS and Other Plays Revised with an Introduction and Notes by Shomit Dutta Includes The Wasps and The Poet and the Women. Penguin Classics ? 256 pp. ? 978-0-14-044969-3 ? $12.00 THE BIRDS AND OTHER PLAYS Translated by Alan Sommerstein and David Barrett Also includes The Knights, The Assembly-Women, Peace, and Wealth. Penguin Classics ? 336 pp. ? 978-0-14-044951-8 ? $13.00 LYSISTRATA AND OTHER PLAYS Translated with an Introduction by Alan H. Sommerstein Also includes The Acharnians and The Clouds. Penguin Classics ? 304 pp. ? 978-0-14-044814-6 ? $10.00

Aristotle THE METAPHYSICS Translated with an Introduction by Hugh Lawson-Tancred Penguin Classics ? 528 pp. ? 978-0-14-044619-7 ? $15.00 THE ATHENIAN CONSTITUTION Translation, Introduction and Notes by P. J. Rhodes Penguin Classics ? 208 pp. ? 978-0-14-044431-5 ? $15.00 THE ART OF RHETORIC Translated with an Introduction by Hugh Lawson-Tancred Penguin Classics ? 304 pp. ? 978-0-14-044510-7 ? $16.00 DE ANIMA On the Soul Translation, Introduction, and Notes by Hugh Lawson-Tancred Penguin Classics ? 256 pp. ? 978-0-14-044471-1 ? $16.00 THE NICOMACHEAN ETHICS Translated by J. A. K. Thomson Revised with Notes and Appendices by Hugh Tredennick Introduction and Bibliography by Jonathan Barnes Penguin Classics ? 400 pp. ? 978-0-14-044949-5 ? $13.00 POETICS Translated with an Introduction by Malcolm Heath Penguin Classics ? 144 pp. ? 978-0-14-044636-4 ? $13.00 THE POLITICS Translated by T. A. Sinclair Revised by Trevor J. Saunders Introductions by Sinclair and Saunders discuss the influence of the work on philosophers, its modern relevance, and Aristotle's political beliefs. This edition contains Greek and English glossaries, and a bibliography for further reading. Penguin Classics ? 512 pp. ? 978-0-14-044421-6 ? $14.00 u THE PHILOSOPHY OF ARISTOTLE Translated by J. L. Creed and A. E. Wardman Introduction and Commentaries by Renford Bambrough Afterword by Susanne Bobzien Signet Classics ? 544 pp. ? 978-0-451-53175-9 ? $7.95

W. H. Auden, editor THE PORTABLE GREEK READER Penguin ? 734 pp. ? 978-0-14-015039-1 ? $20.00

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Marcus Aurelius MEDITATIONS Newly Translated and Edited with Notes by Martin Hammond Introduction by Diskin Clay Includes chronology, explanatory notes, index of quotations, and index of names. Penguin Classics ? 304 pp. ? 978-0-14-044933-4 ? $11.00 Great Ideas Series Translated by Maxwell Staniforth Penguin ? 176 pp. ? 978-0-14-303627-2 ? $12.00 THE ESSENTIAL MARCUS AURELIUS Translated with an Introduction by Jacob Needleman and John P. Piazza Cornerstone Edition Places the philospher-king's writings within the world's great religious and ethical traditions. Tarcher ? 144 pp. ? 978-1-58542-617-1 ? $10.00 Jonathan Barnes, editor EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY Translated by the editor In these illuminating pre-Socratic texts, Democritus, Zeno, Pythagoras, and Heraclitus initiate a revolution in human thought and pave the way for Plato and Aristotle. Introduction, further readings, and appendix on sources. Penguin Classics ? 336 pp. ? 978-0-14-044815-3 ? $16.00

Marcus Tullius Cicero u ON LIVING AND DYING WELL

Newly Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Thomas Habinek Philosophical treatises on such diverse and trenchant topics as friendship, religion, death, fate, and scientific inquiry by the great Roman orator--now available in a new translation. Penguin Classics ? 240 pp. ? 978-0-14-045556-4 ? $16.00 SELECTED WORKS Translated with an Introduction by Michael Grant Includes Against Verres, I, Twenty-Three Letters, The Second Philippic Against Antony, On Duties, III, and On Old Age. Penguin Classics ? 272 pp. ? 978-0-14-044099-7 ? $16.00 ON THE GOOD LIFE Translated with an Introduction by Michael Grant Penguin Classics ? 384 pp. ? 978-0-14-044244-1 ? $17.00 ON GOVERNMENT Translated with an Introduction by Michael Grant Includes Against Verres, the Phillippics, For Murena, For Balbus, On Laws, On the State, and the Brutus. Notes, appendixes, maps, index. Penguin Classics ? 432 pp. ? 978-0-14-044595-4 ? $16.00 THE NATURE OF THE GODS Translated by Horace C. P. McGregor Introduction by J. M. Ross Penguin Classics ? 288 pp. ? 978-0-14-044265-6 ? $16.00

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George S. Clason THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON The Success Secrets of the Ancients Countless readers have been helped by the famous "Babylonian parables," hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. Plume ? 160 pp. ? 978-0-452-26725-1 ? $14.00 Signet ? 208 pp. ? 978-0-451-20536-0 ? $9.99

Natalie Haynes u THE ANCIENT GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE

Reveals the origins of our culture in areas including philosophy, politics, language, and art and draws connections between antiquity and the present. "A romp through...[the] writers, thought, and stories of Greece and Rome."--Times Literary Supplement. Overlook ? 288 pp. ? 978-1-59020-850-2 ? $15.00

Epictetus DISCOURSES AND SELECTED WRITINGS Translated and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Robert Dobbin A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, Discourses is also an important example of the usage of Koine or "common" Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek. Penguin Classics ? 304 pp. ? 978-0-14-044946-4 ? $16.00

Heraclitus FRAGMENTS The Collected Wisdom of Heraclitus Translated by Brooks Haxton Foreword by James Hillman "Haxton has produced a luminous translation, putting himself comfortably in the proud tradition of poet-translators in English-- from Pope to Pound."--Nicholas Christopher. Penguin Classics ? 128 pp. ? 978-0-14-243765-0 ? $14.00

Hippocrates HIPPOCRATIC WRITINGS Edited by G. E. R. Lloyd Translated by J. Chadwick Penguin Classics ? 384 pp. ? 978-0-14-044451-3 ? $17.00

Horace and Persius THE SATIRES OF HORACE AND PERSIUS Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Niall Rudd Also includes Horace's Epistles I and II, and the Ars Poetica. Penguin Classics ? 272 pp. ? 978-0-14-045508-3 ? $15.00

Epicurus u THE ART OF HAPPINESS

Translated with an Introduction and Commentaries by George K. Strodach Foreword by Daniel Klein This volume places Epicurus' teachings and extant writings--his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings--alongside parallel passages from Lucretius, the greatest exponent of his philosophy. Penguin Classics ? 272 pp. ? 978-0-14-310721-7 ? $16.00 Also available: Travels with Epicurus, page 10

Charles Freeman THE GREEK ACHIEVEMENT The Foundation of the Western World "A generous account, graceful yet panoramic, of the Greek achievement from its earliest roots to its zenith to its vanishing point: the timely story of a timeless cultural triumph which has made us what we are and what we may still strive to be."--Robert Fagles. Penguin ? 512 pp. ? 978-0-14-029323-4 ? $25.00

Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy THE HERMETICA The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs See Ancient Religion & Mythology, page 50

Manly P. Hall LECTURES ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY Companion to The Secret Teachings of All Ages Tarcher ? 528 pp. ? 978-1-58542-432-0 ? $21.95 THE LOST KEYS OF FREEMASONRY See Christianity, page 40

Paul Johnson u SOCRATES

A Man for Our Times Johnson situates the father of philosophy in his beloved Athens, delving into 5th-century B.C. politics, Socrates' service as a soldier, his range of acquaintances, and the civic unrest that led to his execution. "Johnson writes more concisely than most scholars and brings to his prose a wealth of anecdote and asides unknown to most academics."--The Washington Times. Penguin ? 224 pp. ? 978-0-14-312221-0 ? $16.00

Justinian THE DIGEST OF ROMAN LAW Theft, Rapine, Damage, and Insult Translated with an Introduction by C. F. Kolbert Penguin Classics ? 192 pp. ? 978-0-14-044343-1 ? $16.00

Donald Kagan THUCYDIDES The Reinvention of History A reconsideration of the first modern historian and his methods from a renowned scholar. "Erudite and freshly provocative.... Less about the actual events of the past and more about how they get written up and embalmed for posterity."--The Washington Post. Penguin ? 272 pp. ? 978-0-14-311829-9 ? $16.00

Lucian CHATTERING COURTESANS and Other Sardonic Sketches Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Keith Sidwell Sidwell's translation captures Lucian's lively informal humor and rich variety of styles. Includes preface to each section, suggestions for further reading, explanatory notes, and a glossary of names. Penguin Classics ? 544 pp. ? 978-0-14-044702-6 ? $17.00

Lucretius ON THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE Translated by Ronald E. Latham Introduction and Notes by John Godwin This classic poem, translated here in clear, accessible prose, was the seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Penguin Classics ? 224 pp. ? 978-0-14-044610-4 ? $15.00

Martial MARTIAL'S EPIGRAMS Translated by Garry Wills Penguin ? 224 pp. ? 978-0-14-311627-1 ? $15.00

Ovid METAMORPHOSES Translated with an Introduction by Mary M. Innes Penguin Classics ? 368 pp. ? 978-0-14-044058-4 ? $13.00 Translated by David Raeburn Introduction by Denis Feeney This lively, accessible verse translation includes a preface to each book, explanatory notes, and an index of people, gods, and places. Penguin Classics ? 768 pp. ? 978-0-14-044789-7 ? $12.00 FASTI Translated and Edited with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by A. J. Boyle and R. D. Woodard Penguin Classics ? 432 pp. ? 978-0-14-044690-6 ? $17.00

Plotinus THE ENNEADS Abridged Edition Translated by Stephen MacKenna Abridged with an Introduction and Notes by John Dillon Penguin Classics ? 688 pp. ? 978-0-14-044520-6 ? $17.00

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Plutarch u THE RISE OF ROME

Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert, Christopher Pelling, and Jeffrey Tatum Introduction by Jeffrey Tatum Plutarch's Lives has been revised to include the original comparative epilogues and extended introductions. This edition collects the lives of the founders of Rome: Romulus, Numa, Publicola, Coriolanus, Camillus, Fabius Maximus, Marcellus, Aratus, Philopoemen, Titus Flamininus, Elder Cato, and Aemilius Paullus. Penguin Classics ? 832 pp. ? 978-0-14-044975-4 ? $16.00 u THE AGE OF ALEXANDER Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert and Timothy E. Duff Introducion and Notes by Timothy E. Duff This revised edition adds translations of two lives--Artaxerxes and Eumenes--that did not appear in the original. Also includes the lives of Pelopidas, Dion, Timoleon, Demosthenes, Phocion, Alexander, Demetrius, and Pyrrhus. Penguin Classics ? 480 pp. ? 978-0-14-044935-8 ? $16.00 u ROME IN CRISIS Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert and Christopher Pelling Introduction and Notes by Christopher Pelling Bringing together nine biographies from Plutarch's Parallel Lives series, Rome in Crisis examines the lives of some of the most important people in the Roman Empire. Each biography is preceded by an insightful introduction by distinguished historian Christopher Pelling. Penguin Classics ? 752 pp. ? 978-0-14-044916-7 ? $16.00 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC Six Lives Translated by Rex Warner Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Robin Seager Penguin Classics ? 464 pp. ? 978-0-14-044934-1 ? $17.00 ON SPARTA Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Richard J.A. Talbert Edited by Christopher Pelling Penguin Classics ? 304 pp. ? 978-0-14-044943-3 ? $16.00 ESSAYS Translated by Robin H. Waterfield Penguin Classics ? 448 pp. ? 978-0-14-044564-0 ? $16.00

Justin Pollard and Howard Reid THE RISE AND FALL OF ALEXANDRIA Birthplace of the Modern World "A marvelous work, a sweeping narrative, as grand as it is unusual, Pollard and Reid breathe life into the dust of philosophers and kings."--Barry Strauss. Penguin ? 352 pp. ? 978-0-14-311251-8 ? $17.00

GORGIAS Revised Edition Translated by Walter Hamilton and Chris Emlyn-Jones Introduction, Commentary, and Notes by Chris Emlyn-Jones A revised edition of Walter Hamilton's distinguished translation, with new editorial material. Includes chronology, glossary, index, and suggestions for further reading. Penguin Classics ? 208 pp. ? 978-0-14-044904-4 ? $9.00 EARLY SOCRATIC DIALOGUES Edited with an Introduction by Trevor J. Saunders Preface by Chris Emlyn-Jones Includes Ion, Laches, Lysis, Charmides, Hippias Major, Hippias Minor, and Euthydemus. Penguin Classics ? 400 pp. ? 978-0-14-045503-8 ? $16.00 THE LAST DAYS OF SOCRATES Newly Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Christopher Rowe Penguin Classics ? 256 pp. ? 978-0-14-045549-6 ? $14.00 Translated by Hugh Tredennick and Harold Tarrant Introduction and Notes by Harold Tarrant Penguin Classics ? 272 pp. ? 978-0-14-044928-0 ? $14.00 THE LAWS Translated with an Introduction by Trevor J. Saunders Penguin Classics ? 560 pp. ? 978-0-14-044984-6 ? $16.00 PHAEDRUS Translated by Christopher Rowe Includes an introduction, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, and notes on the text and translation that discuss the structure of the dialogue. Penguin Classics ? 176 pp. ? 978-0-14-044974-7 ? $11.00 PROTAGORAS AND MENO Translated by Adam Beresford Introduction by Lesley Brown This accessible new translation conveys the literary elegance and subtle humor of Plato's original dialogues. Includes further reading, glossary, and explanatory notes. Penguin Classics ? 176 pp. ? 978-0-14-044903-7 ? $12.00 u THE REPUBLIC Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Christopher Rowe An authoritative new translation of the foundational work of Western philosophy. Includes an introduction discussing Plato's relationship with Socrates and The Republic's style, ideas, and historical context. Penguin Classics ? 496 pp. ? 978-0-14-144243-3 ? $13.00 Translated with an Introduction by Desmond Lee Penguin Classics ? 480 pp. ? 978-0-14-045511-3 ? $12.00

Simon Price and Peter Thonemann u THE BIRTH OF CLASSICAL EUROPE

A History from Troy to Augustine An impeccably researched look at classical culture and the foundations of Western civilization that reveals the ancient world and its grand cast of characters, from the great Greeks of myth to the world-shaping Caesars. Penguin ? 416 pp. ? 978-0-14-312045-2 ? $20.00

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THE SYMPOSIUM Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Christopher Gill Penguin Classics ? 144 pp. ? 978-0-14-044927-3 ? $10.00 Great Ideas Series Translated by Christopher Gill and Desmond Lee Penguin ? 128 pp. ? 978-0-14-303753-8 ? $12.00 THEAETETUS Translated by Robin H. Waterfield Penguin Classics ? 256 pp. ? 978-0-14-044450-6 ? $14.00 TIMAEUS AND CRITIAS Translated by Desmond Lee Translation revised and annotated with an Introduction and Notes by Thomas Kjeller Johansen A key Platonic text, the Timaeus?Critias formed a central basis to Western thought and influenced subsequent philosophical doctrine. This edition includes explanatory illustrations, a summary of Timeaus' contents and notes on the text. Penguin Classics ? 176 pp. ? 978-0-14-045504-5 ? $13.00 u GREAT DIALOGUES OF PLATO Translated by W. H. D. Rouse Introduction by Matthew S. Santirocco Afterword by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Signet Classics ? 672 pp. ? 978-0-451-47170-3 ? $6.95 Available January 2015 THE PORTABLE PLATO Edited with an Introduction by Scott Buchanan Penguin ? 704 pp. ? 978-0-14-015040-7 ? $22.00

Lucius Annaeus Seneca LETTERS FROM A STOIC Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium Penguin Classics ? 256 pp. ? 978-0-14-044210-6 ? $16.00 DIALOGUES AND LETTERS Translated by C. D. N. Costa Includes the dialogues "On the Shortness of Life" and "On Tranquility of Mind," and extracts from Natural Questions and the Consolation of Helvia. Penguin Classics ? 160 pp. ? 978-0-14-044679-1 ? $15.00 ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE Great Ideas Series Translated by C. D. N. Costa Penguin ? 112 pp. ? 978-0-14-303632-6 ? $11.00

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