Galen and Chrysippus on the Soul: Argument and Refutation in the De Placitis Books Ii-III (Philosophia Antiqua) - Hardcover

Tieleman, Teun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004105204 ISBN 13: 9789004105201

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

'This study promises to be one of enduring relevance, and a fundamental point of departure for future scholarly works on realted topics.'
Gretchen J. Reydams-Schils, Ancient Philosophy, 2004.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 9004105204
• ISBN 13: 9789004105201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 307