Aëtiana: The Method and Intellectual Context of a Doxographer, Volume III, Studies in the Doxographical Traditions of Ancient Philosophy - Couverture rigide

Mansfeld, Jaap; Runia, Douwe (David)

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004180419 ISBN 13 : 9789004180413

Editeur : Brill, 2009

Synopsis

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).

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jaap Mansfeld is Professor Emeritus in Ancient Philosophy at Utrecht University. He has published extensively on ancient philosophy and its traditions, and was given a Humboldt Research Award in 1998.

David T Runia is Master of Queen's College and Professorial Fellow in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He has written widely on ancient philosophy, and particularly on the thought of Philo of Alexandria.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004180419
• ISBN 13: 9789004180413
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 664
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• Personne responsable: non disponible