Greek and Roman Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. He is author of Hellenistic Philosophers, with A. A. Long (Cambridge, 1997) and Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom (Cambridge, 1998). Klappentext This wide-ranging introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world surveys the period's developments and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers! ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. Tables! illustrations! and extensive advice on further reading contribute to an ideal book for survey courses on the history of ancient philosophy. It will be an invaluable guide for those interested in the philosophical thought of a rich and formative period. Zusammenfassung The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction David Sedley; 1. Argument in ancient philosophy Jonathan Barnes; 2. The Presocratics Malcolm Schofield; 3. The Sophists and Socrates Sarah Broadie; 4. Plato Christopher Rowe; 5. Aristotle John M. Cooper; 6. Hellenistic philosophy Jacques Brunschwig and David Sedley; 7. Roman philosophy A. A. Long; 8. Philosophy and literature Martha C. Nussbaum; 9. Late ancient philosophy Frans de Haas; 10. Philosophy and science R. J. Hankinson; 11. Philosophy and religion Glenn Most; 12. The legacy of ancient philosophy Jill Kraye.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Sedley
• Con la collaborazione di: David Sedley (Editore), David N. Sedley (Editore), Sedley David (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.07.2003
• EAN: 9780521775038
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77503-8
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 238 mm x 26 mm
• Serie: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy; Cambridge companion; Cambridge Companions to Philos; Cambridge Companions to Philosophy; Cambridge Companions to Philos; Cambridge companion
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500