The Question of "Eclecticism": Studies in Later Greek Philosophy (Hellenistic Culture and Society)

Dillon, J. M. [Editor]; Long, A. A. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0520060083 / ISBN 13: 9780520060081

Published by University of California Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Question of "Eclecticism": Studies in Later Greek Philosophy (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520060083
• ISBN 13: 9780520060081
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 9 ounces

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Synopsis

This collection of essays is addressed to the growing number of philosophers, classicists, and intellectual historians who are interested in the development of Greek thought after Aristotle. In nine original studies, the authors explore the meaning and history of "eclecticism" in the context of ancient philosophy. The book casts fresh light on the methodology of such central figures as Cicero, Philo, Plutarch, Sextus Empiricus, and Ptolemy, and also illuminates many of the conceptual issues discussed most creatively in this period.

About the Author

J. M. Dillon is Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of The Middle Platonists (1977) and numerous other works of ancient philosophy. A. A. Long is Irving Stone Professor of Literature in the Department of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. His many other books include Hellenistic Philosophy: Stoics, Epicurians, Sceptics (second edition), also available from California.