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Aëtiana : the method and intellectual context of a doxographer. Volume two, The compendium /

Ancient doxography, particularly as distilled in the work on problems of physics by Aëtius, is a vital source for our knowledge of early Greek philosophy up to the first century BCE. But its purpose and method, and also its wider intellectual context, are by no means easy to understand. The present...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mansfeld, Jaap
Otros Autores: Runia, David T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Philosophia antiqua ; v. 114.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Ancient doxography, particularly as distilled in the work on problems of physics by Aëtius, is a vital source for our knowledge of early Greek philosophy up to the first century BCE. But its purpose and method, and also its wider intellectual context, are by no means easy to understand. The present volume contains 19 essays written between 1989 and 2009 in which the authors grapple with various aspects of the doxographical tradition and its main representatives. The essays examine the origins of the doxographical method in the work of Aristotle and Theophrastus and also provide valuable insights into the works of other authors such as Epicurus, Chrysippus, Lucretius, Cicero, Philo of Alexandria and Seneca. The collection can be read as a companion collection to the two earlier volumes of Aëtiana published by the two authors in this series (1997, 2009).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 745 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789047425373
9047425375
ISSN:0079-1687 ;