Critolaus of Phaselis

Essays on Second Century BC Peripatetic Philosophy
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-21957-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities

This is the first volume in over a century devoted to the second century BCE Peripatetic philosopher Critolaus of Phaselis, covering his views on cosmology, god, ethics, rhetoric and politics.

Critolaus of Phaselis was the most prominent Aristotelian philosopher of the second century BCE; he was at the center of debates in ethics and rhetoric, and there is evidence that he also developed views on the nature of the soul, god and the cosmos, as well as on politics and history. Nothing that he wrote survives in full, but aspects of his doctrine are known from references in later literature. This volume explores every aspect of his work, reconstructing Critolaus’ philosophical convictions and analysing his position in the context of Hellenistic philosophy, especially in relation to Stoic philosophy.

Critolaus of Phaselis offers a fascinating insight into an understudied figure. The book is suitable for students and scholars of Aristotelian and Peripatetic philosophy, as well as Hellenistic philosophy more broadly.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayhew, Robert

Schorn, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Critolaus, Philo, Lucretius and the Doxographical Tradition on the Eternity of the Cosmos - Richard Schorlemmer; 2. Critolaus on God and Divine Providence - Robert Mayhew; 3. Aristotelian Ethics in the 2nd Century BC: Critolaus of Phaselis against the Stoics on the Human Telos - Jan Szaif; 4. Critolaus and the Parts of Eudaimonia - Steven White; 5. Philodemus on Critolaus’ Account of Rhetoric - Mariacristina Fimiani; 6. Critolaus against Rhetoric - Yossie Liebersohn; 7. History, Biography and Politics in Critolaus - Stefan Schorn; 8. The so-called Athenian embassy of philosophers to Rome in 155 BCE: a ‘diplomatic happening’ in various perspectives - Matthias Haake.

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Mayhew is Professor of Philosophy at Seton Hall University. He has published widely on ancient Greek philosophy and science, and especially on Aristotle and his followers. He has recently co-edited three volumes published by Routledge in the series Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities.

Stefan Schorn is editor-in-chief of Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker Continued. Part IV: Biography and Antiquarian Literature, part of the continuation project of Felix Jacoby’s monumental enterprise. He has often contributed to the RUSCH series and co-edited Historiography and Mythography in the Aristotelian Mirabilia (2023).