Philosophy

ISBN: 9780415911252
Published by : Routledge Ltd
`I, a simple Roman Knight from the provinces, find myself among the greatest figures of the state!' - who could have made such a statement of modesty? Seneca is referring here to his swift and successful rise to power, from a rich citizen livin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521775038
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This volume does not aim to reveal all of the mysteries of ancient philosophy to the novice, but it does aim to equip that reader with enough background material that he will be able to enter that world. Twelve overviews, each written by an aut... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521770057
Published by : Cambridge University Press
These fourteen specially commissioned essays by internationally renowned scholars provide an excellent reference work on the history and ideas of the Stoics. Founded in c.300 BC, the history of the Stoical school is addressed by some authors th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521779852
Published by : Cambridge University Press
These fourteen specially commissioned essays by internationally renowned scholars provide an excellent reference work on the history and ideas of the Stoics. Founded in c.300 BC, the history of the Stoical school is addressed by some authors th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780391041899
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
This volume brings together nine previously published Italian essays, all translated into English, with the intention of providing an overview of Italian research on the Late Antique philosopher, Philo of Alexandria. This research is currently ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780391041905
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
This study seeks to examine how Greek views on law impinged on the thoughts and reasoning of Philo of Alexandria, a subject that forms an important aspects of his works. In particular, Martens explores how Philo's ideas on 'higher' or unwritten... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004129986
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
Chrysippus of Solin (c.280-204 BC) was one of the founding fathers on Stoicism and his treatise On Affections became the standard statement on the Stoic doctrine of the emotions of the soul. Its four books now only survive in fragments in the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199263967
Published by : Oxford University Press
In this section of De Rerum Natura Lucretius makes clear his Epicurean beliefs concerning the involvement, or lack of it, of God in the creation of the world and in the evolution of man and other species. The commentary, which requires a level... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780195146714
Published by : Oxford University Press
Sextus Empiricus, 2nd to 3rd century AD, is our greatest authority on ancient skepticism although little is known of him. The aim of this academic study is to trace the history of Pyrrhonism, Empiricus' strand of skepticism, from its treatment ... .... Learn More