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The purpose of this book is to trace the main developments in Greek philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.c. to the end of the Roman Republic (31 B.c.). These three centuries, known to us as the Hellenistic Age, witnessed a vast... Read Full Overview

The purpose of this book is to trace the main developments in Greek philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.c. to the end of the Roman Republic (31 B.c.). These three centuries, known to us as the Hellenistic Age, witnessed a vast... Read Full Overview

Hellenistic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the three schools of philosophy which dominated the Hellenistic era: Stoicism, Epicureanism and Scepticism. It traces the main developments in Greek Philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander... Read Full Overview

This comprehensive sourcebook makes available in the original Latin and Greek the principal extant texts required for the study of the Stoic, Epicurean and sceptical schools of philosophy. The material is organized by schools, and within each school topics are treated thematically... Read Full Overview

The purpose of this book is to trace the main development in Greek philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the end of the Roman Republic (31 B.C.).

Der Klassiker als Sonderausgabe. Die Philosophien Epikurs, der Stoa und der Skeptiker haben seit ihrer Entstehung im Hellenismus das abendl ndische Denken gepr gt. Die weltweit einzigartige Textsammlung von Long und Sedley gilt als unentbehrliche Grundlage f r alle, die sich... Read Full Overview

The purpose of this book is to trace the main development in Greek philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the end of the Roman Republic (31 B.C.).