The Cyrenaics (Hardcover, New)

"Essential reading for all students of ancient philosophy -- and a special provocation to anyone tempted to write as if 'Classical' thought is exhausted by Plato and his school." -- Geore Boys-Stones, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Durham University "Compulsive reading for anyone who hopes to grasp the wide range of philosophical opinions that vied for attention in the two golden centuries that followed the death of Socrates." -- Denis O'Brien, former Directeur de recherche, Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, Paris "An important contribution to the continuing rehabilitation of Hellenistic philosophy." -- C. J. Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Greek, Durham University The Cyrenaic school of philosophy (named after its founder Aristippus' native city of Cyrene in North Africa) flourished in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. This book begins by introducing the main figures of the Cyrenaic school beginning with Aristippus and setting them in their historical context. Once the reader is familiar with those figures and with the genealogy of the school, the book offers an overview of ancient and modern interpretations of the Cyrenaics, providing readers with alternative accounts of the doctrines they endorsed and of the role they played in the context of ancient thought. Finally, the book offers a reconstruction of Cyrenaic philosophy and shows how the ethical side of their speculation connected with the epistemology and ontology they endorsed and that, as a result, the Cyrenaics were able to offer a quite sophisticated philosophy. Indeed, Zilioli demonstrates that they represented, in ancient philosophy, an important and original metaphysical position and alternative to the kind of realism endorsed by Plato and Aristotle.

General

Imprint:	Acumen Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Ugo Zilioli
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84465-290-7
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:	1-84465-290-4
Barcode:	9781844652907

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