Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The philosophers, historians, and scientists of ancient Greece inaugurated and nourished the tradition of Western thought. This volume, drawn from the reference work Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, gives fresh insight into the originality of major figures and the legacy of important currents of thought.
About the Author
Jacques Brunschwigis Professor of the History of Ancient Philosophy, Emeritus, at the University of Paris. He is the author of Papers in Hellenistic Philosophy(Cambridge University Press).Geoffrey E. R. Lloydsucceeded Moses Finley as Master of Darwin College, University of Cambridge. He is the author of numerous works on the classical period, among them Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle; Greek Science after Aristotle; and Magic, Reason, and Experience: Studies in the Origin and Development of Greek Science.
Table of Contents
Translators' Note
Introduction
Maps
MAJOR FIGURES
Anaxagoras
Antisthenes
Archimedes
Aristotle
Democritus
Empedocles
Epicurus
Euclid
Galen
Heraclitus
Herodotus
Hippocrates
Parmenides
Plato
Plotinus
Plutarch
Polybius
Protagoras
Ptolemy
Pyrrhon
Socrates
Thucydides
Xenophon
Zeno
CURRENTS OF THOUGHT
The Academy
Aristotelianism
Cynicism
Hellenism and Christianity
Hellenism and Judaism
The Milesians
Platonism
Pythagoreanism
Skepticism
Sophists
Stoicism
Chronology
Contributors
Index