The Classics of Western Philosophy brings together 61 newly--commissioned essays on classic texts ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Surveying the history of philosophy, the book focuses on historical texts rather than historical figures and covers the entire range of classics in a single volume. * Provides 61 chapters written by leading experts on the classics of Western thought. * Includes current references to the scholarly literature in addition to a select bibliography of major articles and books. * Contributors include C.D.C. Reeve on Platoa s Republic, Terrence Irwin on Aristotlea s Nicomachean Ethics, Dominic Oa Meara on Plotinusa Enneads, James Ross on Aquinasa Summa Theologiae, Don Garrett on Spinozaa s Ethics, Allen Wood on Kanta s Critique of Pure Reason, Stephen Houlgate on Hegela s Phenomenology of Spirit, Michael Dummett on Fregea s 'Auber Sinn und Bedeutung,a Hanjo Glock on Wittgensteina s Tractatus Logico--Philosophicus and David Woodruff Smith on Husserla s Logical Investigations. * Surveys the history of philosophy by focussing on the historical texts rather than historical figures. * Covers the entire range of classics in a single volume.