Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds : a history of philosophy without any gaps, volume 2 /
Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Pt. I Hellenistic Philosophy
- 1. Fighting over Socrates
- The Hellenistic Schools
- 2. Beware of the Philosopher
- The Cynics
- 3. Instant Gratification
- The Cyrenaics
- 4. The Constant Gardener
- The Principles of Epicurus
- 5. Am I Bothered?
- Epicurean Ethics
- 6. Nothing to Fear
- Epicureans on Death and the Gods
- 7. Reaping the Harvest
- Lucretius
- 8. Walking on Eggshells
- Stoic Logic
- 9. Nobody's Perfect
- The Stoics on Knowledge
- 10. We Didn't Start the Fire
- The Stoics on Nature
- 11. Like a Rolling Stone
- Stoic Ethics
- 12. Anger Management
- Seneca
- 13. You Can Chain My Leg
- Epictetus
- 14. The Philosopher King
- Marcus Aurelius
- 15. Beyond Belief
- Pyrrho and Skepticism
- 16. The Know-Nothing Party
- The Skeptical Academy
- 17. Rhetorical Questions
- Cicero
- 18. Healthy Skepticism
- Sextus Empiricus
- 19. The Joy of Sects
- Ancient Medicine and Philosophy
- 20. The Best Doctor is a Philosopher
- Galen
- pt. II Pagan Philosophy in the Roman Empire
- 21. Caesarian Section
- Philosophy in the Roman Empire
- 22. Middle Men
- The Platonic Revival
- 23. To the Lighthouse
- Philo of Alexandria
- 24. Delphic Utterances
- Plutarch
- 25. Lost and Found
- Aristotelianism after Aristotle
- 26. Not Written in Stone
- Alexander of Aphrodisias
- 27. Silver Tongues in Golden Mouths
- Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy
- 28. Sky Writing
- Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy
- 29. A God Is My Co-Pilot
- The Life and Works of Plotinus
- 30. Simplicity Itself
- Plotinus on the One and Intellect
- 31. On the Horizon
- Plotinus on the Soul
- 32. A Decorated Corpse
- Plotinus on Matter and Evil
- 33. King of Animals
- Porphyry
- 34. Pythagorean Theorems
- Iamblichus
- 35. Domestic Goddesses and Philosopher Queens
- The Household and the State
- 36. The Platonic Successor
- Proclus
- 37. A Tale of Two Cities
- The Last Pagan Philosophers
- 38. For a Limited Time Only
- John Philoponus
- pt. III Christian Philosophy in the Roman Empire
- 39. Father Figures
- Ancient Christian Philosophy
- 40. Please Accept our Apologies
- The Greek Church Fathers
- 41. Fall and Rise
- Origen
- 42. Three for the Price of One
- The Cappadocians
- 43. Naming the Nameless
- The Pseudo-Dionysius
- 44. Double or Nothing
- Maximus the Confessor
- 45. Practice Makes Perfect
- Christian Asceticism
- 46. Spreading the Word
- The Latin Church Fathers
- 47. Life and Time
- Augustine's Confessions
- 48. Papa Don't Teach
- Augustine on Language
- 49. Help Wanted
- Augustine on Freedom
- 50. Heaven and Earth
- Augustine's City of God
- 51. Me, Myself, and I
- Augustine on Mind and Memory
- 52. Born Again
- Latin Platonism
- 53. Fate, Hope, and Clarity
- Boethius.