Deaths of Famous Philosophers
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Deaths of Famous Philosophers

An Imaginative History of Ancient Greek Philosophy

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eBook - ePub

Deaths of Famous Philosophers

An Imaginative History of Ancient Greek Philosophy

About this book

Deaths of Famous Philosophers is inspired by Diogenes Laertius's Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, a third-century CE anthology of biographical sketches of Greek philosophers. Each of its twenty-three chapters is a fictionalized depiction of the protagonists when they are near death and are taking stock of their lives. Written in contemporary vernacular, Deaths of Famous Philosophers will offer an overview of Greek philosophy--from Thales to Epicurus--in an engaging, sometimes humorous, but always instructive manner. While its stories will be enjoyable, its characters faithfully represent the philosophical positions their historical correlates actually held. The Ancient Greeks understood philosophy to be more than abstract theorizing or puzzle solving. For them, it had to be a way of life. Deaths of Famous Philosophers reflects this principle by bringing the philosophers back to life in fictional form. It is clearly written and accessible to general readers and students as well of interest to scholars.

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Information

Publisher
Cascade Books
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9798385222414
9798385222421
eBook ISBN
9798385222438
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Prelude
  3. Chapter 1: Thales the First
  4. Chapter 2: Solon Reaches the End
  5. Chapter 3: Pythagoras Flying
  6. Chapter 4: Heraclitus Rants
  7. Chapter 5: Parmenides and His Goddess
  8. Chapter 6: Zeno (of Elea) Bites His Tongue
  9. Chapter 7: Anaxagoras and the Failure of Wisdom
  10. Chapter 8: Empedocles: Gone, Baby, Gone
  11. Chapter 9: Democritus at 109
  12. Chapter 10: Socrates at Dusk
  13. Chapter 11: Aristippus and the Featherbed
  14. Chapter 12: Stilpo’s Daughter
  15. Chapter 13: Diogenes the Cynic
  16. Chapter 14: Crates and Hipparchia: Cynics in Love
  17. Chapter 15: Pyrrho and Philista
  18. Chapter 16: Cleanthes and the Soul of a Boxer
  19. Chapter 17: Plato’s Last Dialogue
  20. Chapter 18: Lastheneia and Axiothea Reminisce
  21. Chapter 19: Polemon Falls for Xenocrates
  22. Chapter 20: Aristotle, Master of Those Who Know
  23. Chapter 21: Demetrius in the Desert
  24. Chapter 22: Dromo and the Life of Trees
  25. Chapter 23: Epicurus in the Tub
  26. Bibliography

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