The Roman philosophers : from the time of Cato the Censor to the death of Marcus Aurelius / Mark Morford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morford, Mark P. O., 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Rome--Intellectual life.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The philosophers of the Roman world were asking questions whose answers had practical effects on people's lives in antiquity, and which still influence our thinking to this day. In spite of being neglected in the modern era, this important age of philosophical thought is now undergoing a revival of interest.Mark Morford's lively survey makes these recent scholarly developments accessible to a wide audience, examining the writings and ideas of both famous and lesser known figures - from Cato the Censor in 155 BCE to Marcus Aurelius in 180 CE. Based around extensive and fully translated quot

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1 Philosophia Togata; 2 The arrival of the Greek philosophers in Rome; 3 Cicero and his contemporaries; 4 Lucretius and the Epicureans; 5 Philosophers and poets in the Augustan Age; 6 Seneca and his contemporaries; 7 Stoicism under Nero and the Flavians; 8 From Epictetus to Marcus Aurelius; Bibliographical note; Notes; References; Indices; Philosophers named in the text; Passages discussed; General index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-65992-X

1-280-31902-X

0-585-46098-1

0-203-45181-3

9780203451816

OCLC:

52751355