Greek Philosophers of the Hellenistic Age (Hardcover, Reissue)

This volume treats a fascinating but much neglected period in the history of ancient philosophy between the third and first centuries BC. "Greek Philosophers of the Hellenistic Age" is based on primary sources: the Greek and Latin writings of the philosophers and the fragments, paraphrases, and testimonies from their lost works. The eight chapters discuss: Epicurus; Zeno, the founder of the Stoic school and his successor, Cleanthes; Pyrrho, the founder of Skepticism and Arcesilaus, the philosopher who introduced it to the Platonic Academy; Chrysippus, the third head of the Stoic school and its most important representative; Carneades and Philo of Larissa, second and third representatives of Skepticism in the Platonic Academy, respectively; Panaetius, the first leader of Middle Stoicism; Posidonius, the second leader of Middle Stoicism; and Antiochus of Ascalon, the head of the Academy who led it back from Skepticism and prepared Middle Platonism, which paved the way for Neoplatonism.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1993
First published:	May 1993
Authors:	Paul Oskar Kristeller
Dimensions:	236 x 151 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	191
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-07952-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-231-07952-4
Barcode:	9780231079525

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