Baltussen The Peripatetics

Aristotle's Heirs 322BCE-200CE
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-51495-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 190 Seiten

Reihe: Ancient Philosophies

The Peripatetics explores the development of Peripatetic thought from Theophrastus and Strato to the work of the commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias. The book examines whether the internal dynamics of this philosophical school allowed for a unity of Peripatetic thought, or whether there was a fundamental tension between philosophical creativity and the notions of core teachings and canonisation. The book discusses the major philosophical preoccupations of the Peripatetics, interactions with Hellenistic schools of thought, and the shift in focus among Greek philosophers in a changing political landscape. It is the first book of its kind to provide a survey of this important philosophical tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baltussen, Han

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Sources and Abbreviation

Chronology

1 Introduction: The Peripatos

2 The Natural World and its Foundations

3 Speaking Philosophically: Language and Logic

4 Ethics and Politics: Ideas on Morality and Citizenship

5 Continuity and Criticism in the Peripatos

6 Rivals and Intellectual Contexts

7 Epilogue: From Theophrastus to Alexander

Notes

Appendix A: Known Peripatetics 322 BCE – 250 CE

Guide to Further Reading

References

Index of Passages

General Index