Elementals: The Essential Philosophy Compilation

A philosopher's dream come true-all of the essential wisdom texts in one volume; including:¿ Cebes: the disciple of Socrates¿ Lucretius: the Latin poet who versified the doctrines of Epicureanism¿ Solomon: the wisest man ever to live¿ Aristotle: "The Father of those who know"¿ Confucius: The "Superior Man"¿ Cato: "second only to Solomon in wisdom"¿ Aesop: the sage fabulist¿ Ptah-Hotep: the oldest author in the world¿ Washington: the Father of his nation¿ Gracián: the Jesuit instructor in The Art of Worldly Wisdom¿ Buddha: the Enlightened One¿ Epictetus: Caesar's preceptor ¿ Descartes: the masterful doubter¿ Epicurus: the "bright star of the Greek race"¿ Plato: the Divine¿ Plutarch: the hierophant and prince of biographers¿ Franklin: whose Poor Richard shows The Way to Wealth¿ Cowley: the English essayist who leads us back to the fields in his piece On Agriculture¿ Clason: The Richest Man in Babylon¿ Laozi: Master of the Tao¿ Bhagavad Gita: the "Song of God"¿ & Sophocles': King OedipusAthena Press is the premier publisher of ancient Greek Classics, specializing in unique editions for the classical connoisseur. Leather-bound collector's editions also available at