TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winiarczyk,Marek
TI  - Diagoras of Melos: A Contribution to the History of Ancient Atheism
T2  - Beiträge Zur Altertumskunde Series
SN  - 9783110448047
AV  - BL2747.3 -- .W565 2016eb 
U1  - 211.8 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Berlin/Boston
PB  - Walter de Gruyter GmbH
KW  - Atheism--Greece--History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- I. Current State of Research -- II. Analysis of the More Important Sources -- 1. Hermippus -- 2. The comedies of Aristophanes -- A. The Clouds -- B. The Birds -- C. The Frogs -- 3. Pseudo-Lysias -- 4. Philodemus of Gadara -- 5. Diodorus Siculus -- 6. The gnomological tradition -- 7. Scholia to the comedies of Aristophanes -- 8. The Arabic tradition -- A. Abu l-Wafa? al-Mubaššir ibn Fatik -- B. Ibn Durayd -- C. Qusta ibn Luqa -- D. Pseudo Al-Ga?i? -- III. The Life of Diagoras -- 1. Dating -- 2. Curriculum vitae -- IV. The Problem of Diagoras' Atheism -- 1. Methodological issues -- 2. The origins of atheism in ancient Greece -- 3. Reasons for Diagoras' atheism -- 4. Books attributed to Diagoras -- A. ?p?p???????te? ????? -- a. Interpretation of the title -- b. The question of authorship -- B. F?????? ????? -- C. Conclusions -- 5. Anecdotes presenting Diagoras' critical attitude towards religion -- A. Throwing a statue of Heracles into the fire -- B. Other anecdotes -- C. Why were Diagoras' words and deeds also attributed to Diogenes of Sinope? -- 6. Was Diagoras a radical atheist? -- V. Diagoras as the Supposed Author of the Commentary on the Derveni Papyrus -- VI. Conclusions -- Appendix I: Diagoras as an Impious Person and Atheist -- Appendix II: Contra Deos Testimonium -- Appendix III: Gods Punish Those Who Stay With an Impious Person -- Bibliography -- 1. Editions -- A. Editions of testimonies on Diagoras and fragments of his poetry -- B. Editions of authors cited in the book -- 2. Research papers -- Indexes -- 1. Index of names -- 2. Index of geographical and ethnic names -- 3. Index of subjects -- 4. Greek and Latin words and expressions -- A. Greek words and expressions -- B. Latin expressions -- 5. Index of passages
N2  - The volumes published in the series Beiträge zur Altertumskunde comprise monographs, collective volumes, editions, translations and commentaries on various topics from the fields of Greek and Latin Philology, Ancient History, Archeology, Ancient Philosophy as well as Classical Reception Studies. The series thus offers indispensable research tools for a wide range of disciplines related to Ancient Studies
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