Essays on Hellenistic Epistemology and Ethics [Paperback]

This collection of essays focuses on key questions debated by Greek and Roman philosophers of the Hellenistic period.Known to have had a formative influence on later thought, the lost doctrines of the Hellenistic Schools--Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics--have had to be reconstructed from later reports. This important collection focuses on key questions of debate from the Hellenistic period.Known to have had a formative influence on later thought, the lost doctrines of the Hellenistic Schools--Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics--have had to be reconstructed from later reports. This important collection focuses on key questions of debate from the Hellenistic period.The doctrines of the Hellenistic Schools--Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics--are known to have had a formative influence on later thought, but because the primary sources are lost, they have to be reconstructed from later reports. This important collection of essays by one of the foremost interpreters of Hellenistic philosophy focuses on key questions in epistemology and ethics debated by Greek and Roman philosophers of the Hellenistic period.Introductory material; Epistemology; Ethics. A must read for anyone who studies ancient philosophy. Kirk Summers, Religious Studies Review