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A.A. Long
Hellenistic Philosophy
Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics, Second edition
$22.95, £13.50 paperback
978-0-520-05808-8
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274 pages,
August 1986, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Classics; Classical Philosophy
August 1986, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Classics; Classical Philosophy
"A scholarly but readable account of Epicureanism, Scepticism and Stoicism...beautifully lucid."—Greece and Rome
"Fulfills a long-felt need for an up-to-date appraisal."—Journal of Hellenic Studies
"The best general introduction to the subject now available."—Philosophical Quarterly
"The great merit of Long's work lies precisely in the extent to which he appreciates the conceptual significance of the philosophical systems with which he deals...a book that should surely enliven interest in Hellenistic philosophy and help to attract to it the attention it deserves."—Journal of the History of Philosophy
"Remarkably successful...a most welcome and accomplished book."—Classical Review
"Fulfills a long-felt need for an up-to-date appraisal."—Journal of Hellenic Studies
"The best general introduction to the subject now available."—Philosophical Quarterly
"The great merit of Long's work lies precisely in the extent to which he appreciates the conceptual significance of the philosophical systems with which he deals...a book that should surely enliven interest in Hellenistic philosophy and help to attract to it the attention it deserves."—Journal of the History of Philosophy
"Remarkably successful...a most welcome and accomplished book."—Classical Review
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
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
Stoic Studies, by A. A. Long
Stoicism, by John Sellars
Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of The Heavens, by Cleomedes
Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind, by Julia E. Annas
Stoicism, by John Sellars
Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of The Heavens, by Cleomedes
Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind, by Julia E. Annas