The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy

by Edited by David Sedley

• ISBN13: 9780521775038
• ISBN10: 0521775035
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-15
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. A team of leading specialists surveys the developments of the period and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. There are also separate chapters on how philosophy in the ancient world interacted with religion, literature and science, and a final chapter traces the seminal influence of Greek and Roman philosophy down to the seventeenth century. Practical elements such as tables, illustrations, a glossary, and extensive advice on further reading make it an ideal book to accompany survey courses on the history of ancient philosophy. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.

Table of Contents

Introduction David Sedley

1. Argument in ancient philosophy Jonathan Barnes

2. The Presocratics Malcolm Schofield

3. The Sophists and Socrates Sarah Broadie

4. Plato Christopher Rowe

5. Aristotle John M. Cooper

6. Hellenistic philosophy Jacques Brunschwig and David Sedley

7. Roman philosophy A. A. Long

8. Philosophy and literature Martha C. Nussbaum

9. Late ancient philosophy Frans de Haas

10. Philosophy and science R. J. Hankinson

11. Philosophy and religion Glenn Most

12. The legacy of ancient philosophy Jill Kraye.