Hellenistic Philosophy
Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics
Published on 12. September 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
286 pages
978-0-7156-1238-5 (ISBN)
Description
Hellenistic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the three schools of philosophy which dominated the Hellenistic era: Stoicism, Epicureanism and Scepticism. It traces the main developments in Greek Philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the end of the Roman Republic 31 B.C.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7156-1238-5 (9780715612385)
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Other editions
Previous edition
A. a. Long
Hellenistic Philosophy
Book
02/1998
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
€63.40
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Person
A. A. Long is the Irving Stone Professor of Literature, University of California at Berkeley.
Content
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Epicurus and Epicureanism
3. Scepticism
4. Stoicism
5. Later Developments in Hellenistic Philosophy
6. Hellenistic Philosophy and the Classical Tradition
Bibliography
Bibliographical postscript 1985
Index