The Presocratics at Herculaneum: A Study of Early Greek Philosophy in the Epicurean Tradition. with an Appendix on Diogenes of Oinoanda's Criticism of

by Christian Vassallo

This volume analyses in depth the reception of early Greek philosophy in the Epicurean tradition and provides for the first time in scholarship a comprehensive edition, with translation and commentary, of all the Herculanean testimonia to the Presocratics. Among the most significant scientific outcomes, it provides elements for the attribution of an earlier date to the attested tradition of Xenophanes' scepticism; a complete reconstruction of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311072698X
• ISBN13: 9783110726985
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 785 Pages
• Weight: 3.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"