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Long neglected and unappreciated, the philosophy of the Greek and Roman worlds--from the last days of Aristotle (c. 320 BC) until 100 B.C.--has over the last decade received a considerable amount of renewed scholarly attention. This history is organized by subject, rather than chronologically or by philosophical school, with sections on logic, epistemology, physics and metaphysics, ethics and politics. Written by specialists, it is intended to be a reference for any student of ancient philosophy. Greek and Latin are used sparingly and always translated in the main text.
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the cambridge history of
Hellenistic Philosophy
Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008
Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008
TH E C A M B RI D GE H I S T O RY OF
Hellenistic Philosophy *
Edited by KE I M P E A L G RA lecturer in ancient philosophy, university of utrecht
J O NAT H A N BA RN E S professor of ancient philosophy, university of geneva
JA A P M A N S F E LD professor of ancient and medieval philosophy, university of utrecht
M A L C O LM S C H O F I E LD professor of ancient philosophy, university of cambridge
Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress cataloguing in publication data The Cambridge history of Hellenistic philosophy / edited by Keimpe Algra . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. i s b n 0 521 25028 5 (hardback) 1. Philosophy, Ancient. i. Algra, Keimpe, 1959–. b171.c36 1999 180–dc21 98–36033 cip isbn 0 521 25028 5 hardback
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Contents Preface xi
part i
I N T RO D U C T I O N 21 . Sources by Jaap Mansfeld, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, University of Utrecht
i Why so much has been lost ii Primary sources iii Secondary sources iv Quellenforschung v Genres vi Doxography vii On sects viii Successions ix Biography x Fragments xi Tradition and reception
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22 . Chronology by Tiziano Dorandi , Chercheur at the CNRS, Paris
i Introduction ii The Academy iii The Peripatos iv The Stoa v The Garden vi Pyrrhonists vii Minor Socratics viii Survey Appendix: Successions of scholarchs
31 31 35 37 43 46 47 48 53
23 . Organization and structure of the philosophical schools 55
by Tiziano Dorandi
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LO G I C A N D LA N G UAGE 24 . Introduction by Jonathan Barnes, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Geneva
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i A map of logic ii The value of logic iii The history of Hellenistic logic
25 . Logic by Jonathan Barnes, Susanne