The sceptical road : Aenesidemus' appropriation of Heraclitus / / by Roberto Polito

• Autore: Polito Roberto <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 pages)
• Disciplina: 186/.1
• Note generali: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cambridge, 1999, originally presented under the title: Aenesidemus' interpretation of Heraclitus.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SOURCES -- TRUTH (SEXT. EMP. M. 8.8) -- SCEPTICISM -- INTRODUCTION -- SOUL AND THE BODY -- SEXTUS ON HERACLITUS (M. 7.126-134) -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: TIME (SEXT EMP. M 10.216-218) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX NOMINUM -- PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA / K.A. ALGRA , F.A.J. DE HAAS , J. MANSFELD and D.T. RUNIA.
• Sommario/riassunto: The revival of Scepticism in the first century B.C. is due to Aenesidemus of Cnossus. Nonetheless, very little is known of him, and much of it seems to suggest that his thought tended more towards Dogmatism, and Heraclitean philosophy in particular. The puzzle has set the scene for a long-term debate, but, as yet, no agreed solution has been propounded. The present book provides a close examination of ancient evidence as well as of critical literature, and arrives at the conclusion that Aenesidemus merely intended to offer a Sceptical interpretation of Heraclitus, and that the ideas which are incorporated in it voice distinctive features of his Scepticism.
• Titolo autorizzato: The sceptical road
• ISBN: 90-474-1323-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163131803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophia antiqua ; ; v. 96.