Ancient Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction - Paperbackby Christopher Shields (Author) In Ancient Philosophy (2012), Christopher Shields expanded on the coverage of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in his earlier book, Classical Philosophy (2003), to include the philosophy of the Hellenistic era. In this new edition (2023), Shields reaches even further to include material on Neoplatonism and on Augustine and Proclus, capturing from Thales of Miletus to the end of the sixth century CE all of what might be