Immortality in Ancient Philosophy

By: Alex Long

Immortality was central to ancient philosophical reflections on the soul, happiness, value and divinity. Conceptions of immortality flowed into philosophical ethics and theology, and modern reconstructions of ancient thought in these areas sometimes turn on the interpretation of immortality. This volume brings together original research on immortality from early Greek philosophy, such as the Pythagoreans and Empedocles, to Augustine. The contributors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108941001
• ISBN13: 9781108941006
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"