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Author : Fredericus Antonius Bakker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004321588
In Epicurean Meteorology Frederik Bakker discusses the meteorology as laid out by Epicurus (341-270 BCE) and Lucretius (1st century BCE), offering an updated and qualified account of Epicurean meteorology.
Author : J.J. Hall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429681028
This volume describes the meteorology of the Stoic philosopher Posidonius from the existing fragments, and discusses his relation to earlier thinkers on this subject, as well as the methods he used to obtain information about and to find explanations of meteorological phenomena. The book examines ancient meteorology, an aspect of ancient thought largely neglected by scholars. Hall produces a detailed account of how Posidonius and other ancient thinkers approached and attempted to explain meteorological phenomena – phenomena familiar to everyone, which could not be ignored in attempts to understand the natural world, but were difficult to explain satisfactorily and convincingly despite the efforts of important ancient thinkers. The volume explores particular classes of phenomena, including climatic events and geological processes, providing a comprehensive overview of Posidonius’ ideas on these topics. Concluding chapters allow for an assessment of Posidonius’ particular contribution to the field and his influence on later writers working on this subject. The Meteorology of Posidonius provides an important resource for students and scholars working on ancient philosophy and ancient science, particularly ancient meteorology.
Author : Michael Erler,Jan Erik Heßler,Petrucci Federico M.
Publisher : Schwabe Verlag (Basel)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783796548550
Schwabe Epicurea Herausgegeben von Michael Erler und Wolfgang Rother In dieser Reihe erscheinen Texte, Kommentare und Studien zu Epikur und zur epikureischen Tradition bis zur Neuzeit. Dem wissenschaftlichen Beirat gehören an: Graziano Arrighetti (Pisa), Jürgen Hammerstaedt (Köln), Carlos Levy (Paris), Anthony A. Long (University of California, Berkeley), Francesca Longo Auricchio (Napoli), Antony McKenna (Saint-étienne), Günther Mensching (Hannover), Martin Mulsow (Erfurt), Dirk Obbink (Oxford), Gianni Paganini (Vercelli), David Sedley (Christs College, Cambridge), Edoardo Tortarolo (Vercelli) Die Reihe ist offen für die internationale Forschung. Die Bücher können in Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch oder Italienisch abgefasst werden.
Author : Dimitris Vardoulakis
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781474476072
By radically re-reading the 'Theological Political Treatise', Dimitris Vardoulakis argues that Spinoza's Epicurean influence has profound implications for his conception of politics and ontology. This reconsideration of Spinoza's political project, set within a historical context, lays the ground for an alternative genealogy of materialism.
Author : Francesco Verde
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110772791
This book deals with some Aristotelian philosophers of the Hellenistic Age, ranging from Theophrastus of Eresus to Cratippus of Pergamum. The problem of knowledge, the question of time, and the doctrine of the soul are investigated by comparing these Peripatetics’ views with Aristotle’s philosophy, and above all by setting their doctrines within the broader framework of post-Aristotelian and Hellenistic philosophies (the Old Academy, Epicureanism, and Stoicism).
Author : Jan Maximilian Robitzsch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781009429467
The first English-language monograph on the theory of justice advanced by the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and his followers.
Author : Wim Nijs
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004685338
The papyrological writings of Philodemus of Gadara continue to yield crucial new insights on key aspects of ancient Epicureanism. In fact, they even shed light on the Epicurean paragon of human wisdom and happiness itself: the sage. From the many references to the wise person’s characteristics that can be found scattered throughout Philodemus’ ethics, a uniquely detailed and multifaceted portrait of the Epicurean sage emerges. This is the first book-length study of the Epicurean sage. It explores the different aspects of the sage’s way of life and offers a reconstruction of this Epicurean role model, as envisaged by Philodemus.
Author : James Warren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521873475
An introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school and an account of the areas of its philosophical interest.
Author : Francesca Masi,Pierre-Marie Morel,Francesco Verde
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789462703735
Epicureanism is not only a defence of pleasure: it is also a philosophy of science and knowledge. This edited collection explores new pathways for the study of Epicurean scientific thought, a hitherto still understudied domain, and engages systematically and critically with existing theories. It shows that the philosophy of Epicurus and his heirs, from antiquity to the classical age, founded a rigorous and coherent conception of knowledge. This first part of a two-volume set examines more specifically the contribution of Epicureanism in the fields of language, medicine, and meteorology (i.e., celestial, geological and atmospheric phenomena). Offering a renewed image of Epicureanism, the book includes studies on the nature of human language and on the linguistic aspects of scientific discourse; on the relationship between Epicureanism and ancient medicine, from Hippocrates to Galen; on meteorological phenomena and the method of explaining them; and on the reception of Epicurus's legacy in Gassendi.
Author : Javier Aoiz,Marcelo D. Boeri
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350346550
The opponents of Epicureanism in antiquity, including Cicero, Plutarch and Lactantius, succeeded in establishing a famous cliché: the theoretical and practical disinterest of Epicurus and the Epicureans in political communities. However, this anti-Epicurean literature did not provide considerations of Epicurean political theory or the testimonies about Epicurean lifestyle. The purpose of this book is to shed light on the contribution of Epicurean thought to political life in the ancient world. Incorporating the most up-to-date material, including papyri which have been recovered from Herculaneum, documents of Greek epigraphy and the prosopography of the Roman Epicureans, this volume will bring to the foreground new testimonies surrounding the public activities of the Epicureans. In this way, the reader will learn that Epicurean political theory is, in fact, a crucial ingredient of its philosophy. As a result, this connection creates an ongoing dialogue with the Greek philosophical tradition, revealing the presence of Plato in the Epicurean philosophy.
Author : Georgia L. Irby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1111 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119100706
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives. Brings a fresh perspective to the study of science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives Begins coverage in 600 BCE and includes sections on the later Roman Empire and beyond, featuring discussion of the transmission and reception of these ideas into the Renaissance Investigates key disciplines, concepts, and movements in ancient science, technology, and medicine within the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of Greek and Roman society Organizes its content in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural sciences; the second focuses on cultural applications and interdisciplinary themes 2 Volumes
Author : Georgia L. Irby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118373040
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives. Brings a fresh perspective to the study of science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives Begins coverage in 600 BCE and includes sections on the later Roman Empire and beyond, featuring discussion of the transmission and reception of these ideas into the Renaissance Investigates key disciplines, concepts, and movements in ancient science, technology, and medicine within the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts of Greek and Roman society Organizes its content in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural sciences; the second focuses on cultural applications and interdisciplinary themes 2 Volumes
Author : Sergio Yona,Gregson Davis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781009281409
The role of Greek thought in the final days of the Roman republic is a topic that has garnered much attention in recent years. This volume of essays, commissioned specially from a distinguished international group of scholars, explores the role and influence of Greek philosophy, specifically Epicureanism, in the late republic. It focuses primarily (although not exclusively) on the works and views of Cicero, premier politician and Roman philosopher of the day, and Lucretius, foremost among the representatives and supporters of Epicureanism at the time. Throughout the volume, the impact of such disparate reception on the part of these leading authors is explored in a way that illuminates the popularity as well as the controversy attached to the followers of Epicurus in Italy, ranging from ethical and political concerns to the understanding of scientific and celestial phenomena. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author : Phillip Mitsis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780197522004
The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 BCE), though often despised for his materialism, hedonism, and denial of the immortality of the soul during many periods of history, has at the same time been a source of inspiration to figures as diverse as Vergil, Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, and Bentham. This volume offers authoritative discussions of all aspects of Epicurus's philosophy and then traces out some of its most important subsequent influences throughout the Western intellectual tradition. Such a detailed and comprehensive study of Epicureanism is especially timely given the tremendous current revival of interest in Epicurus and his rivals, the Stoics. The thirty-one contributions in this volume offer an unmatched resource for all those wishing to deepen their knowledge of Epicurus' powerful arguments about happiness, death, and the nature of the material world and our place in it. At the same time, his arguments are carefully placed in the context of ancient and subsequent disputes, thus offering readers the opportunity of measuring Epicurean arguments against a wide range of opponents--from Platonists, Aristotelians and Stoics, to Hegel and Nietzsche, and finally on to such important contemporary philosophers as Thomas Nagel and Bernard Williams. The volume offers separate and detailed discussions of two fascinating and ongoing sources of Epicurean arguments, the Herculaneum papyri and the inscription of Diogenes of Oenoanda. Our understanding of Epicureanism is continually being enriched by these new sources of evidence and the contributors to this volume have been able to make use of them in presenting the most current understanding of Epicurus's own views. By the same token, the second half of the volume is devoted to the extraordinary influence of Epicurean doctrines, often either neglected or misunderstood, in literature, political thinking, scientific innovation, personal conceptions of freedom and happiness, and in philosophy generally. Taken together, the contributions in this volume offer the most comprehensive and detailed account of Epicurus and Epicureanism available in English.
Author : Hans Daiber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004441774
From the Greeks to the Arabs and Beyond written by Hans Daiber, is a six volume collection of Daiber’s scattered writings, journal articles, essays and encyclopaedia entries on Greek-Syriac-Arabic translations, Islamic theology and Sufism, the history of science, Islam in Europe, manuscripts and the history of oriental studies. It also includes reviews and obituaries. Vol. V and VI are catalogues of newly discovered Arabic manuscript originals and films/offprints from manuscripts related to the topics of the preceding volumes.