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Klappentext A full account of the philosophy of the Greek and Roman worlds from the last days of Aristotle (c. 320 BC) until 100 BC. Hellenistic philosophy! for long relatively neglected and unappreciated! has over the last decade been the object of a considerable amount of scholarly attention. Now available in paperback! this volume is the first general reference work to pull the subject together and present an overview. The time has come for a general reference work which pulls the subject together and presents an overview. The History is organised by subject! rather than chronologically or by philosophical school! with sections on logic! epistemology! physics and metaphysics! ethics and politics. It has been written by specialists but is intended to be a source of reference for any student of ancient philosophy! for students of classical antiquity and for students of the philosophy of later periods. Greek and Latin are used sparingly and always translated in the main text. Zusammenfassung This 1999 History is the definitive reference work on the philosophy of the Greek and Roman worlds from the last days of Aristotle until 100 BC. With sections on logic! epistemology! physics and metaphysics! ethics and politics! it is an essential source of reference for all students of ancient philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction: 1. Sources Jaap Mansfeld; 2. Chronology Tiziano Dorandi; 3. Organization and structure of the philosophical schools Tiziano Dorandi; Part II. Logic and Language: 4. Introduction Jonathan Barnes; 5. Logic Jonathan Barnes and Susanne Bobzien; 6. Language Dirk M. Schenkeveld; Part III. Epistemology: 7. Introduction: the beginnings of Hellenistic epistemology Jacques Brunschwig; 8. Epicurean epistemology Elizabeth Asmis; 9. Stoic epistemology Michael Frede; 10. Academic epistemology Malcolm Schofield; Part IV. Physics and Metaphysics: 11. Hellenistic physics and metaphysics David Sedley; 12. Cosmology David Furley; 13. Theology Jaap Mansfeld; 14. Explanation and causation R. J. Hankinson; 15. Determinism and indeterminism R. J. Hankinson; 16. Epicurean psychology Stephen Everson; 17. Stoic psychology A. A. Long; 18. Philosophy, science and medicine Giuseppe Cambiano; Part V. Ethics and Politics: 19. The Stoic legacy A. A. Long; 20. Epicurean ethics Michael Erler; 21. Stoic ethics Brad Inwood; 22. Social and political thought Malcolm Schofield; Epilogue Michael Frede....
