Encyclopedia of Classical PhilosophyDonald J. Zeyl, Daniel Devereux, Phillip Mitsis The only encyclopedia in English specific to the field of Classical Philosophy, this work presents 270 articles on major and minor figures and on topics of importance to the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity. The articles present not only succinct historical accounts of their subject matter, but they introduce readers to issues of interpretation and debate in the contemporary scholarly study of the philosophy of the Classical period. Scholars, students, and interested lay persons will find this volume useful in gaining a comprehensive view of the field. The contributors, representing three continents, are themselves leading scholars of international stature. |
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... Ancient Philosophy , and Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy feature arti- cles exclusively devoted to work in Classical Philosophy . The more than 270 articles in the encyclopedia reflect much of this recent work . Many of the ...
... ancient chronology . Not much is known about the treatise On the Good men- tioned by Strabo , but in general Eratosthenes ' philosophic works seem to have been largely compilations or surveys of ethical thought rather than original ...
... Ancient . Two schools or movements in Greek philosophy are commonly referred to by the title " skepticism " : ( i ) * Academic Skepti- cism , whose most prominent members are * Arcesilaus ( c . 315–240 B.C.E. ) and * Carneades ( 214-129 ...
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