The phrase "ancient discussions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to conversations or debates that took place a long time ago, often in a historical or philosophical context.
Example: "The ancient discussions among philosophers about the nature of reality continue to influence modern thought."
Alternatives: "historical debates" or "old conversations".
Bobonich and Destrée 2007 is a collection of essays on ancient discussions of akrasia, the introduction to which gives a useful overview.
Questions about animal consciousness in the Western tradition have their roots in ancient discussions about the nature of human beings, as filtered through the "modern" philosophy of Descartes.
The distinctive focus of ancient skepticism on belief becomes clearer once we consider a third concept that figures centrally in ancient discussions: criterion of truth.
While acknowledging the broad conceptual parellel between physical and mathematical continua in ancient discussions (O I 262b), he warns against the mistaken notion that physical magnitudes should be infinitely divisible just because mathematical magnitudes are (O I 263b).
A third factor, the isomorphism between language, thought, and reality inherited from ancient discussions of Aristotle's view, prompted scholastic attempts to establish (some scholars use 'derive' or even 'deduce') the exact number of categories.
Other expressions and figures of speech familiar to us in modern treatments of intentionality can be found in ancient discussions, even though we cannot trace a continuous connection from them to our own usage.
His essay "Peri syntheseos onomaton" ("On the Arrangement of Words"; often cited by its Latin title, "De compositione verborum") is the only extant ancient discussion of word order.
In several ancient texts discussion of the art of the poet was mixed with questions relating to his legal status.
His significance in early modern thought has in recent years been rediscovered and explored, towards a better understanding of the dawn of modern empiricism, the mechanical philosophy, and relations of modern philosophy to ancient and medieval discussions.
"6,000 Years of Housing" was first published in 1981, but a new edition, published last month, has added the 20th century to the discussions of ancient huts and yurts.
It makes for a somewhat dry read navigating through Ptolemaic genealogies, recounts of political posturing with obscure satraps and discussions of ancient Roman land disputes won't keep the casual reader engaged.
