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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797361403321

Autore

Adamson Peter

Titolo

Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds : a history of philosophy without any gaps. Volume 2 / / Peter Adamson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-104390-7

0-19-104389-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Disciplina

184

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Philosophy, Ancient - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Philosophy in the Hellenistic And Roman Worlds: A history of Philosophy without any gaps volume 2; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A Note on References; Dates; Map; Part I: Hellenistic Philosophy; 1: Fighting over Socrates: The Hellenistic Schools; 2: Beware of the Philosopher: The Cynics; 3: Instant Gratification: The Cyrenaics; 4: The Constant Gardener: The Principles of Epicurus; 5: Am I Bothered? Epicurean Ethics; 6: Nothing to Fear: Epicureans on Death and the Gods; 7: Reaping the Harvest: Lucretius; 8: Walking on Eggshells: Stoic Logic

9: Nobodyś Perfect: The Stoics on Knowledge10: We Didnt́ Start the Fire: The Stoics on Nature; 11: Like a Rolling Stone: Stoic Ethics; 12: Anger Management: Seneca; 13: You Can Chain My Leg: Epictetus; 14: The Philosopher King: Marcus Aurelius; 15: Beyond Belief: Pyrrho and Skepticism; 16: The Know-Nothing Party: The Skeptical Academy; 17: Rhetorical Questions: Cicero; 18: Healthy Skepticism: Sextus Empiricus; 19: The Joy of Sects: Ancient Medicine and Philosophy; 20: The Best Doctor is a Philosopher: Galen; Part II: Pagan Philosophy in the Roman Empire

21: Caesarian Section: Philosophy in the Roman Empire22: Middle Men: The Platonic Revival; 23: To the Lighthouse: Philo of Alexandria; 24: Delphic Utterances: Plutarch; 25: Lost and Found: Aristotelianism after



Aristotle; 26: Not Written in Stone: Alexander of Aphrodisias; 27: Silver Tongues in Golden Mouths: Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy; 28: Sky Writing: Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy; 29: A God is My Co-Pilot: The Life and Works of Plotinus; 30: Simplicity Itself: Plotinus on the One and Intellect; 31: On the Horizon: Plotinus on the Soul

32: A Decorated Corpse: Plotinus on Matter and Evil33: King of Animals: Porphyry; 34: Pythagorean Theorems: Iamblichus; 35: Domestic Goddesses and Philosopher Queens: The Household and the State; 36: The Platonic Successor: Proclus; 37: A Tale of Two Cities: The Last Pagan Philosophers; 38: For a Limited Time Only: John Philoponus; Part III: Christian Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 39: Father Figures: Introduction to Ancient Christian Philosophy; 40: Please AcceptOur Apologies: The Greek Church Fathers; 41: Fall and Rise: Origen; 42: Three for the Price of One: The Cappadocians

43: Naming the Nameless: The Pseudo-Dionysius44: Double or Nothing: Maximus the Confessor; 45: Practice Makes Perfect: Christian Asceticism; 46: Spreading the Word: The Latin Church Fathers; 47: Life and Time: Augustine's Confessions; 48: Papa Dont́ Teach: Augustine on Language; 49: Help Wanted: Augustine on Freedom; 50: Heaven and Earth: Augustine's City of God; 51: Me, Myself, and I: Augustine on Mind and Memory; 52: Born Again: Latin Platonism; 53: Fate, Hope, and Clarity: Boethius; Notes; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Sommario/riassunto

Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of Christian and Jewish philosophy and of ancient science. Chapters are devoted to such major figures as Epicurus, Lucretius, Cicero, Seneca,Plotinus, and Augustine. But in keeping with the motto of the series, the story is told 'without any gaps,' providing an in-depth loo