On Stoic and Peripatetic Ethics: The Work of Arius Didymus (Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities, Volume I)

By W.W. Fortenbaugh

Book Overview

Providing the only full-length study of the compendium of Greek philosophy attributed to Arius Didymus, court philosopher to the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, this volume elucidates Stoic and Peripatetic ethics for classicists and philosophers. The authors provide careful textual analysis of important passages by this synthesizer of the major schools of Greek thought. Essays include translations of major passages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765809729
• ISBN13: 9780765809728
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"