The Hellenistic Philosophers: Volume 1, Translations of the Principal Sources with Philosophical Commentary

Volume 1 presents the texts in new translations by the authors, accompanied by a philosophical and historical commentary.

A. A. Long (Author), D. N. Sedley (Author)

9780521275569, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 April 1987

524 pages
22.9 x 15.3 x 3 cm, 0.8 kg

Volume 1 presents the texts in new translations by the authors, and these are accompanied by a philosophical and historical commentary designed for use by all readers, including those with no background in the classical world. With its glossary and indexes, this volume can stand alone as an independent tool of study.

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Early Pyrrhonism
Part II. Epicureanism
Section 1. Physics
Section 2. Epistemology
Section 3. Ethics
Part III. Stoicism
Section 4. Ontology
Section 5. Logic and Semantics
Section 6. Epistemology: Stoics and Academics
Section 7. Physics
Section 8. Ethics
Part IV. The Academics
Part V. The Pyrrhonist Revival
Indexes.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]