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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adamson, Peter, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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.