Clearchus of Soli - Text, Translation, and Discussion

Showcases a figure whose life and work bridge Classical and Hellenistic Greece. It comprises Tiziano Dorandi's comprehensive new edition of the Clearchus 'fragments', accompanied by a richly annotated English translation from Stephen White, as well as nine new studies examining key aspects of Clearchus's thought.

List of contents

1. Clearchus of Soli: The Sources, Text, and Translation 2. Clearchus, a Platonist? 3. Two Concepts of Sleep: Clearchus of Soli and Strato of Lampsacus 4. Clearchus' 真真 真真真真 Appendix: Some notes on Clearchus' 真真 真真真真 5. Clearchus on Love 6. Clearchus, On Lives 7. Clearchus and Paroemiology 8. The Seven Sages and the Inscription of Ai Khanoum 9. Clearchus and Peripatetic Research on Aquatic Creatures 10. Clearchus on the Face in the Moon

About the author

Robert Mayhew is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Seton Hall University.

David C. Mirhady is Professor in the Department of Humanities at Simon Fraser University.

Tiziano Dorandi is Director of Research at the Centre Jean Pépin, Centre National de la Recherche CNRS/ENS/PSL Villejuif/Paris.

Stephen White is Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Summary

Showcases a figure whose life and work bridge Classical and Hellenistic Greece. It comprises Tiziano Dorandi’s comprehensive new edition of the Clearchus ‘fragments’, accompanied by a richly annotated English translation from Stephen White, as well as nine new studies examining key aspects of Clearchus’s thought.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Mirhady Mayhew
• Assisted by: Tiziano Dorandi (Editor), Dorandi Tiziano (Editor), Robert Mayhew (Editor), Mayhew Robert (Editor), David C. Mirhady (Editor), Mirhady David C. (Editor), Stephen White (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367706838
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70683-8
• No. of pages: 622
• Series: Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500