Aetiana: The Method and Intellectual Context of a Doxographer, the Compendium (Philosophia Antiqua) (v. 2)

The theme of this study is the Doxography of problems in physics from the Presocratics to the early first century BCE attributed to Aetius. Part I focuses on the argument of the compendium as a whole, of its books, of its sequences of chapters, and of individual chapters, against the background of Peripatetic and Stoic methodology. Part II offers the first full reconstruction in a single unified text of Book II, which deals with the cosmos and the heavenly bodies. It is based on extensive analysis of the relevant witnesses and includes listings of numerous doxographical-dialectical parallels in other ancient writings. This new treatment of the evidence supersedes Diels' still dominant source-critical approach, and will prove indispensable for scholars in ancient philosophy. The theme of this study is the Doxography of problems in physics from the Presocratics to the early first century BCE attributed to Aëtius. Part I focuses on the argument of the compendium as a whole, of its books, of its sequences of chapters, and of individual chapters, against the background of Peripatetic and Stoic methodology. Part II offers the first full reconstruction in a single unified text of Book II, which deals with the cosmos and the heavenly bodies. It is based on extensive analysis of the relevant witnesses and includes listings of numerous doxographical-dialectical parallels in other ancient writings. This new treatment of the evidence supersedes Diels'still dominant source-critical approach, and will prove indispensable for scholars in ancient philosophy. "In 1879 the young German scholar Hermann Diels published his Doxographi Graeci in which the major doxographical works of antiquity are collected and analysed. Diels' results have been foundational for the study of ancient philosophy ever since." "In their ground-breaking study the authors focus on the doxographer Aetius, whose work Diels reconstructed from various later sources. First they examine the antecedents of Diel's Aetian hypothesis. Then Diel's theory and especially the philological techniques used in its formulation are subjected to detailed analysis. The remainder of the volume offers a fresh examination of the sources for our knowledge of Aetius. Diel's theory is revised and improved at significant points." --Book Jacket I. The Sources -- Ii (in Two Parts). The Compendium -- Iii. Studies In The Doxographical Traditions Of Ancient Philosophy -- Iv. Papers Of The Melbourne Colloquium On Ancient Doxography. [edited By] By J. Mansfeld And D.t. Runia. Volume 1 Has Subtitle: The Method And Intellectual Context Of A Doxographer. Volume 2, Part 2 Includes, Along With Extensive Commentary, The Reconstructed Greek Text (with Parallel English Translation) Of Book 2 Of The Placita Philosophorum, Also Known As The Compendium (greek Title: Peri Tōn Areskontōn Philosophois Physikōn Dogmatōn). Hermann Diels Used The Name Aëtius To Identify The Author Of This Work. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Presents a study that investigates the methodology and tradition of Aetius' Doxography of physics. This title focuses on the argument of the compendium as a whole, of its books, of its sequences of chapters, and of individual chapters, against the background of Peripatetic and Stoic methodology