The Philosophy of Antiochus
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The Philosophy of Antiochus

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The Philosophy of Antiochus

About this book

Antiochus of Ascalon was one of the seminal philosophers of the first century BC, an era of radical philosophical change. Some called him a virtual Stoic, but in reality his programme was an updated revival of the philosophy of the 'ancients', meaning above all Plato and Aristotle. His significance lies partly in his enormous influence on Roman intellectuals of the age, including Cicero, Brutus and Varro, and partly in his role as the harbinger of a new style of philosophy, which thereafter remained dominant for the remainder of antiquity. Yet much remains controversial about his ideas. This volume, the first in English to be devoted entirely to Antiochus, brings together a team of leading scholars to discuss every major aspect of his life, work and significance. In addition, it contains the first full guide to his testimonia in any modern language.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780521198547
eBook ISBN
9781139227391
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANTIOCHUS
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. CHAPTER 1: Antiochus’ biography
  10. CHAPTER 2: Antiochus and the Academy
  11. CHAPTER 3: Antiochus and Asclepiades: medical and philosophical sectarianism at the end of the Hellenistic era
  12. CHAPTER 4: Antiochus as historian of philosophy
  13. CHAPTER 5: Antiochus’ epistemology
  14. CHAPTER 6: Antiochus on contemplation and the happy life
  15. CHAPTER 7: Antiochus, Aristotle and the Stoics on degrees of happiness
  16. CHAPTER 8: Antiochus on social virtue
  17. CHAPTER 9: Antiochus on physics
  18. CHAPTER 10: Antiochus’ metaphysics
  19. CHAPTER 11: The neutralizing argument: Carneades, Antiochus, Cicero
  20. CHAPTER 12: Varro and Antiochus
  21. CHAPTER 13: Other followers of Antiochus
  22. CHAPTER 14: Antiochus and Platonism
  23. Appendix: A guide to the testimonies for Antiochus
  24. References
  25. Index locorum
  26. General index

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