Posidonius: Volume 3, the Translation of the Fragments

Klappentext This book translates the surviving evidence for one of the most important intellectual figures of the Graeco-Roman world! whose interests spread widely over philosophy! history and the sciences. The translations are accompanied by contextual introductions and explanatory notes! and a general introduction assesses the importance of Posidonius and his contribution. The order of fragments follows exactly that of the ancient texts collected and edited by L. Edelstein and I. G. Kidd in Posidonius Vol. 1 and completes (with Vol. 2 The Commentary) what has become the definitive modern edition. Zusammenfassung This book translates the surviving evidence for one of the most important intellectual figures of the Graeco-Roman world! whose interests spread widely over philosophy! history and the sciences. The translations are accompanied by contextual introductions and explanatory notes! and a general introduction assesses the importance of Posidonius and his contribution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Testimonia: Life and influence; Characteristics of Posidonius' philosophy; Doubtful testimonies; Part II. Fragments and Titles of Named Books: Physics; Ethics; Logic; Sciences and history; Doubtful fragments; Part III. Fragments Not Assigned to Books: Divisions and Content of Philosophy; Physics; Ethics; Logic; Sciences; History; History of philosophy; Miscellaneous; Indices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Posidonius
• Con la collaborazione di: I. G. Kidd (Editore), Michael Reeve (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.03.1999
• EAN: 9780521622585
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62258-5
• Pagine: 432
• Serie: Cambridge Classical Texts and
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica classica