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Philosophia Togata II: Plato and Aristotle at Rome
. Ed(S): Barnes, Jonathan; Griffin, Miriam
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paperback. This volume, which gathers together nine interdisciplinary papers delivered at a series of seminars on philosophy and Roman society in the University of Oxford, explores the role of Platonism and Aristotelianism in Roman intellectual, cultural, and political life from the second century BC to the third century AD. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan; Griffin, Miriam. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
The role of philosophy as a valued and effective part of the culture of civilized Romans has aroused an increasing amount of scholarly interest in recent years. In this volume, which gathers together nine papers delivered at a series of seminars on philosophy and Roman society in the University of Oxford, scholars of classical literature, Roman history, and ancient philosophy investigate the place of Platonism and Aristotelianism in Roman intellectual, cultural, and political life from the second century BC to the third century AD. In addition to chapters on such important figures as Cicero, Varro, Plutarch, Favorinus, Celsus, and Porphyry, ... Read more
The role of philosophy as a valued and effective part of the culture of civilized Romans has aroused an increasing amount of scholarly interest in recent years. In this volume, which gathers together nine papers delivered at a series of seminars on philosophy and Roman society in the University of Oxford, scholars of classical literature, Roman history, and ancient philosophy investigate the place of Platonism and Aristotelianism in Roman intellectual, cultural, and political life from the second century BC to the third century AD. In addition to chapters on such important figures as Cicero, Varro, Plutarch, Favorinus, Celsus, and Porphyry, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Clarendon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198152224
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V9780198152224
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About . Ed(S): Barnes, Jonathan; Griffin, Miriam
Miriam Griffin is one of the four editors of the Clarendon Ancient History series.
Reviews for Philosophia Togata II: Plato and Aristotle at Rome
This is a learned and wide-ranging set of essays ... The collection is very helpful as a background to the philosophy of its times.
International Philosophical Quarterly
T his is one of the most enjoyable collection of essays I have read for a long time. The array of scholars is awesome, but, unusually for many such arrays, all ... Read more
International Philosophical Quarterly
T his is one of the most enjoyable collection of essays I have read for a long time. The array of scholars is awesome, but, unusually for many such arrays, all ... Read more