Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds : A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 2.

Cover -- Philosophy in the Hellenistic And Roman Worlds: A history of Philosophy without any gaps volume 2 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on References -- Dates -- Map -- Part I: Hellenistic Philosophy -- 1: Fighting over Socrates: The Hellenistic Schools -- 2: Beware of the Philosopher: The Cynics -- 3: Instant Gratification: The Cyrenaics -- 4: The Constant Gardener: The Principles of Epicurus -- 5: Am I Bothered? Epicurean Ethics -- 6: Nothing to Fear: Epicureans on Death and the Gods -- 7: Reaping the Harvest: Lucretius -- 8: Walking on Eggshells: Stoic Logic -- 9: Nobody´s Perfect: The Stoics on Knowledge -- 10: We Didn´t Start the Fire: The Stoics on Nature -- 11: Like a Rolling Stone: Stoic Ethics -- 12: Anger Management: Seneca -- 13: You Can Chain My Leg: Epictetus -- 14: The Philosopher King: Marcus Aurelius -- 15: Beyond Belief: Pyrrho and Skepticism -- 16: The Know-Nothing Party: The Skeptical Academy -- 17: Rhetorical Questions: Cicero -- 18: Healthy Skepticism: Sextus Empiricus -- 19: The Joy of Sects: Ancient Medicine and Philosophy -- 20: The Best Doctor is a Philosopher: Galen -- Part II: Pagan Philosophy in the Roman Empire -- 21: Caesarian Section: Philosophy in the Roman Empire -- 22: Middle Men: The Platonic Revival -- 23: To the Lighthouse: Philo of Alexandria -- 24: Delphic Utterances: Plutarch -- 25: Lost and Found: Aristotelianism after Aristotle -- 26: Not Written in Stone: Alexander of Aphrodisias -- 27: Silver Tongues in Golden Mouths: Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy -- 28: Sky Writing: Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy -- 29: A God is My Co-Pilot: The Life and Works of Plotinus -- 30: Simplicity Itself: Plotinus on the One and Intellect -- 31: On the Horizon: Plotinus on the Soul -- 32: A Decorated Corpse: Plotinus on Matter and Evil -- 33: King of Animals: Porphyry.

34: Pythagorean Theorems: Iamblichus -- 35: Domestic Goddesses and Philosopher Queens: The Household and the State -- 36: The Platonic Successor: Proclus -- 37: A Tale of Two Cities: The Last Pagan Philosophers -- 38: For a Limited Time Only: John Philoponus -- Part III: Christian Philosophy in the Roman Empire -- 39: Father Figures: Introduction to Ancient Christian Philosophy -- 40: Please AcceptOur Apologies: The Greek Church Fathers -- 41: Fall and Rise: Origen -- 42: Three for the Price of One: The Cappadocians -- 43: Naming the Nameless: The Pseudo-Dionysius -- 44: Double or Nothing: Maximus the Confessor -- 45: Practice Makes Perfect: Christian Asceticism -- 46: Spreading the Word: The Latin Church Fathers -- 47: Life and Time: Augustine's Confessions -- 48: Papa Don´t Teach: Augustine on Language -- 49: Help Wanted: Augustine on Freedom -- 50: Heaven and Earth: Augustine's City of God -- 51: Me, Myself, and I: Augustine on Mind and Memory -- 52: Born Again: Latin Platonism -- 53: Fate, Hope, and Clarity: Boethius -- Notes -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Chapter 35 -- Chapter 36 -- Chapter 37 -- Chapter 38 -- Chapter 39 -- Chapter 40 -- Chapter 41 -- Chapter 42 -- Chapter 43 -- Chapter 44 -- Chapter 45 -- Chapter 46 -- Chapter 47 -- Chapter 48 -- Chapter 49 -- Chapter 50 -- Chapter 51 -- Chapter 52 -- Chapter 53 -- Further Reading -- Hellenistic Philosophy -- The Socratic Legacy -- Cynics -- Cyrenaics.

Epicurus -- Lucretius -- Stoicism -- Seneca -- Epictetus -- Marcus Aurelius -- Skepticism -- New (Skeptical) Academy -- Pyrrho -- Cicero -- Sextus Empiricus and Pyrrhoni -- Galen and the Ancient Medical Schools -- Late Ancient Philosophy -- Middle Platonism -- Philo of Alexandri -- Plutarch -- The Rise of Aristotelianism -- Alexander of Aphrodisias -- Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy -- Astronomy and Astrology -- Plotinus -- Plotinus on One and Intellect -- Plotinus on Soul -- Plotinus on Matter and Evil -- Porphyry -- Iamblichus -- Proclus -- Later Neoplatonism -- Philoponus -- Household and State -- Philosophy in Christian Antiquity -- Greek Church Fathers -- Origen -- The Cappadocians -- The Pseudo-Dionysius -- Maximus the Confessor and the Christological Debate -- Ancient Christian Asceticism -- Latin Church Fathers -- Augustine -- Latin Platonism -- Boethius -- Index.

Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of early Christian philosophy and of ancient science.

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