The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

This wide-ranging introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world surveys the period's developments and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. Tables, illustrations, and extensive advice on further reading contribute to an ideal book for survey courses on the history of ancient philosophy. It will be an invaluable guide for those interested in the philosophical thought of a rich and formative period. The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (2005)......Page 1 Cambridge Companions......Page 4 ISBN-10: 0521775035 (paperback)......Page 6 --> Contents......Page 8 Illustrations and Charts......Page 10 Contributors......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 15 Introduction......Page 17 1 Argument in ancient philosophy......Page 36 introduction. from fossils to philosophy......Page 58 the milesians......Page 63 pythagoras......Page 67 metaphysics, argument and the reflexive turn......Page 72 some fifth-century cosmologists......Page 81 notes......Page 88 the sophists......Page 89 gorgias......Page 92 protagoras......Page 95 language......Page 100 justice......Page 102 socrates......Page 104 Socrates and sophists in conversation......Page 106 the sophistic context......Page 111 notes......Page 113 the platonic corpus......Page 114 Diagram A: The contents of the Platonic corpus......Page 115 Diagram B......Page 119 plato’s life......Page 120 forms, the phenomenal world, and philosophy’s search for the good: some central platonic ideas......Page 123 philosophy and truth......Page 129 reading plato......Page 132 alternative readings......Page 135 notes......Page 138 life......Page 141 works......Page 142 influence in antiquity......Page 145 logic......Page 148 natural philosophy and natural science......Page 153 metaphysics......Page 156 ethics, politics, rhetoric and poetics......Page 159 notes......Page 164 introduction......Page 167 pyrrho......Page 168 epicurus......Page 171 the stoics......Page 179 scepticism and its varieties......Page 191 afterword......Page 198 note......Page 199 introduction......Page 200 Major Roman philosophical writers......Page 203 lucretius......Page 210 cicero......Page 213 seneca......Page 219 later developments......Page 223 conceptual problems: the greeks and the ‘aesthetic’......Page 227 genres: the early background......Page 230 tragic drama: the good person can be harmed......Page 232 the comic poet and the tragic poet......Page 239 plato’s challenge: the self-sufficiency of the good person......Page 240 plato’s anti-tragic theatre......Page 244 aristotle’s ethics: a space for tragedy......Page 250 hellenistic continuations......Page 251 introduction......Page 258 Late ancient philosophical commentaries......Page 262 the project of philosophy......Page 265 ethics and politics......Page 272 logic......Page 274 physics......Page 277 psychology......Page 280 metaphysics......Page 283 note......Page 286 the beginnings of physical science......Page 287 god, flux and knowledge......Page 288 theoretical and practical medicine......Page 291 mathematics and the world......Page 293 aristotelian elements......Page 296 teleology and mechanism......Page 298 observation and experiment......Page 301 the structure of aristotelian science......Page 302 axiomatics and the sciences......Page 304 astronomy......Page 306 astrology......Page 309 medicine......Page 310 the end of antiquity......Page 314 notes......Page 315 ancients and moderns......Page 316 ancient philosophical theology......Page 321 ancient philosophy as a religious way of life......Page 333 note......Page 338 introduction......Page 339 the late middle ages......Page 340 the renaissance......Page 345 the early modern era......Page 358 epilogue......Page 365 notes......Page 367 Bibliography......Page 369 Glossary......Page 389 Index ......Page 402 The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (2005) 1 Cambridge Companions 4 ISBN's 6 ISBN-13: 9780521772853 (hardback) 6 ISBN-10: 0521772850 (hardback) 6 ISBN-13: 9780521775038 (paperback) 6 ISBN-10: 0521775035 (paperback) 6 --> Contents 8 Illustrations and Charts 10 Contributors 11 Acknowledgements 15 Introduction 17 Chapters 36 1 Argument in ancient philosophy 36 2 The Presocratics 58 introduction. from fossils to philosophy 58 the milesians 63 pythagoras 67 metaphysics, argument and the reflexive turn 72 some fifth-century cosmologists 81 notes 88 3 The Sophists and Socrates 89 the sophists 89 gorgias 92 protagoras 95 language 100 justice 102 socrates 104 Socrates and sophists in conversation 106 the sophistic context 111 notes 113 4 Plato 114 the platonic corpus 114 Diagram A: The contents of the Platonic corpus 115 Diagram B 119 Diagram C 120 plato’s life 120 forms, the phenomenal world, and philosophy’s search for the good: some central platonic ideas 123 philosophy and truth 129 reading plato 132 alternative readings 135 notes 138 5 Aristotle 141 life 141 works 142 influence in antiquity 145 logic 148 natural philosophy and natural science 153 metaphysics 156 ethics, politics, rhetoric and poetics 159 notes 164 6 Hellenistic philosophy 167 introduction 167 pyrrho 168 epicurus 171 the stoics 179 scepticism and its varieties 191 afterword 198 note 199 7 Roman philosophy 200 introduction 200 Major Roman philosophical writers 203 lucretius 210 cicero 213 seneca 219 later developments 223 8 Philosophy and literature 227 introduction 227 conceptual problems: the greeks and the ‘aesthetic’ 227 genres: the early background 230 tragic drama: the good person can be harmed 232 the comic poet and the tragic poet 239 plato’s challenge: the self-sufficiency of the good person 240 plato’s anti-tragic theatre 244 aristotle’s ethics: a space for tragedy 250 hellenistic continuations 251 9 Late ancient philosophy 258 introduction 258 Late ancient philosophical commentaries 262 the project of philosophy 265 ethics and politics 272 logic 274 physics 277 psychology 280 metaphysics 283 note 286 10 Philosophy and science 287 the beginnings of physical science 287 god, flux and knowledge 288 theoretical and practical medicine 291 mathematics and the world 293 aristotelian elements 296 teleology and mechanism 298 observation and experiment 301 the structure of aristotelian science 302 axiomatics and the sciences 304 astronomy 306 astrology 309 hellenistic physics 310 medicine 310 the end of antiquity 314 notes 315 11 Philosophy and religion 316 ancients and moderns 316 ancient philosophical theology 321 ancient philosophy as a religious way of life 333 note 338 12 The legacy of ancient philosophy 339 introduction 339 the late middle ages 340 the renaissance 345 the early modern era 358 epilogue 365 notes 367 Bibliography 369 Glossary 389 Index 402 ISBN-13:,9780521772853,(hardback),ISBN-10:,0521772850,(hardback),ISBN-13:,9780521775038,(paperback),ISBN-10:,0521775035,(paperback) Cambridge University Press "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."--Jacket The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 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 Edited By David Sedley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 353-372) And Index.