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Stoics, Epicureans and sceptics : an introduction to Hellenistic philosophy / R.W. Sharples.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sharples, R. W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epicurus.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Stoics.
- Skeptics (Greek philosophy).
- Epicureans (Greek philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Arranged by topic rather than philosophical school, this study gives a comprehensive account of the principal doctrines of the Stoics, Epicureans and various Sceptical traditions from the death of Alexander the Great to about 200 AD.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY: AIMS, CONTEXT, PERSONALITIES, SOURCES; HOW DO WE KNOW ANYTHING?; WHAT IS REALITY?; WHAT ARE WE?; HOW CAN I BE HAPPY?; WHAT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE?; EPILOGUE; Notes; Suggestions for further reading; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-83639-2
- 1-134-83640-6
- 1-280-32250-0
- 0-203-41075-0
- 9780203410752
- OCLC:
- 560417825
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