OWC Reader Vol. 4, The Philosophers, paperback cover

The Philosophers

Plato and Aristotle

THE PHILOSOPHERS READER is a selection of the most influential works of Plato and Aristotle. It is designed to complement Greeks: The Philosophers , a unit in the Old Western Culture curriculum, and includes all the assigned readings in one volume!

732 pages · 6 × 9 in. · single-column, beautifully typeset

Pairs withGreeks: The PhilosophersThe video course, 12 lectures · from $74.75
The course
You’re buyingOWC Reader Vol. 4 · The PhilosophersPaperback, with the eBook
$32
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The eBook is read in the Roman Roads app. If you own the course, you already have it.

QuantityOne per student is usual
Total$32

All sixteen volumes: the complete set, paperback $512 or hardback $720

Contents

Two works, one volume

  • PlatoApology; Crito; Phaedo; Phaedrus; Republic
  • AristotleMetaphysics (I, XII); Nicomachean Ethics (I, VIII); Poetics

Everything assigned in Greeks: The Philosophers, with the book and line references the lectures use.

Publishing information

The Philosophers, Old Western Culture Reader Vol. 4

  • Pages732
  • Dimensions6 × 9 in.
  • Paperback ISBN978-1-944482-24-4
  • Series editorDaniel Foucachon
  • PublisherRoman Roads Press, Moscow, Idaho
The series

Sixteen volumes, Homer to Tolkien

The Old Western Culture Reader Series puts the great books of Western civilization in beautifully typeset, single-column volumes, one for each unit of the curriculum. Each stands on its own as well.

The Readers on a shelf
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Questions

Do I need this to take the course?

No. The course includes this Reader as an eBook in the app, and your own edition works too. We recommend reading in print; this volume has every assigned text, in the editions the lectures follow.

How do I get the eBook?

It appears in your Roman Roads app library after the order, under the same account.

Can I use it without Old Western Culture?

Yes. It is a complete volume of the great books it holds, intended for high school students, adults reading the classics later in life, and teachers.