A. A. Long

Gebundenes Buch

From Epicurus to Epictetus

Studies in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy

Beschreibung

A. A. Long, one of the world's leading writers on ancient philosophy, presents eighteen essays on the philosophers and schools of the Hellenistic and Roman periods--Epicureans, Stoics, and Sceptics. The discussion ranges over four centuries of innovative and challenging thought in ethics and politics, psychology, epistemology, and cosmology.

Autor

A. A. Long is a Professor in the Department of Classics, University of California, Berkeley. He has been a visiting professor at many other European universities, including most recently appointment as Belle van Zuylen Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utrecht. His other books include Hellenistic Philosophy: Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics (which has been translated into eight languages), the two-volume source book, The Hellenistic Philosophers (co-authored with David Sedley), Stoic Studies, and Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life (OUP).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 845g
• ISBN-13: 9780199279111
• ISBN-10: 019927911X
• Artikelnr.: 20952642