Synopses & Reviews
The doctrines of the Hellenistic Schools--Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics--are known to have had a formative influence on later thought, but because the primary sources are lost, they have to be reconstructed from later reports. This important collection of essays by one of the foremost interpreters of Hellenistic philosophy focuses on key questions in epistemology and ethics debated by Greek and Roman philosophers of the Hellenistic period.
Review
"A must read for anyone who studies ancient philosophy." Kirk Summers, Religious Studies Review
Review
"When the result is as thoroughly executed as Striker's work, few scholars will fail to be challenged." Glenn Lesses, Philosophy in Review"Gisela Striker is one of a small group of philosophers who have helped to build a remarkable international network of researchers in Hellenistic philosophy, a network which links Europeans to North Americans and has successfully effaced many of the cultural and linguistic barriers which once separated English-speaking scholars from their German, French, and Italian counterparts." Brad Inwood, Univ. Press The Univ. of Calgary
Synopsis
Known to have had a formative influence on later thought, the lost doctrines of the Hellenistic Schools--Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics--have had to be reconstructed from later reports. This important collection focuses on key questions of debate from the Hellenistic period.
Table of Contents
Introductory material; Epistemology; Ethics.