Galen and Chrysippus on the Soul

Argument and Refutation in the de Placitis Books II - III
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-90-04-10520-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 68, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 757 g

Reihe: Philosophia Antiqua

This volume deals with books II and III of the On the Doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato by the medical scientist and philosopher Galen of Pergamum (129-c. 210 CE ). In these books Galen offers an extensive critique of Stoic psychology, quoting a large number of passages from the otherwise lost treatise On the Soul by the great Stoic philosopher Chrysippus.
This first full-scale study of Chrysippus' mode of argumentation considers the fragments both in their Galenic context and in relation to Stoicism in general.
A separate discussion is devoted to Galen's aims and methods and the traditions he is indebted to. Though designed as a foil for the treatment of Chrysippus, it can also be read by those interested in Galen's methodology for its own sake.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tieleman, Teun

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie

Über Autor(innen)

Teun L. Tieleman, Ph.D. (1992), is a Research Fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences at the University of Utrecht. He has published mainly on Early Stoicism and Galen.