A Brief View of Greek Philosophy from the Age of Socrates to the Coming of Christ

by Caroline Frances Cornwallis

Overview

"This pleasing sketch is part of a series of ' Small Books on Great Subjects,' which offer sound views on science and philosophy to those who cannot seek them in more voluminous writings. Brief as it is, it is put together very neatly and discerningly. The opinions are perfectly sound, and extremely well expressed."
–Examiner, September, 1844.


"We cannot doubt that these small manuals will prove sources of pure delight and solid advantage to all attentive readers. In fact, the reader will find that within the short compass of about 200 small pages is comprised the pith of all that can be ascertained respecting the leading schools and teachers of Greek philosophy down to the Christian era."
–Athenaeum, November, 1844.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663507969
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/28/2020
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Caroline Frances Cornwallis (1786 – 8 January 1858) was an English feminist writer. Her father, William Cornwallis, belonged to the junior branch of the better known military and naval family. The daughter of a Kent rector who had been an Oxford fellow, Caroline read voraciously on both religious and secular matters throughout her childhood. Later, she travelled widely for her times, to Italy and to Malta. She mastered Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and also among modern languages, Italian, German and French. She also worked on Icelandic and other Scandinavian languages. When it came to her turn to take up the pen, she built herself a role as a discreet, usually anonymous, voice for the underprivileged and under-educated. If the widest group she championed in this way were the poor in Victorian England, she also spoke out for the rights of women.