Immortality in ancient philosophy edited by A. G. Long, University of St Andrews

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Long, Alex, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Immortality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2021

Summary:

Immortality was central to ancient philosophical reflections on the soul, happiness, value and divinity. Conceptions of immortality flowed into philosophical ethics and theology, and modern reconstructions of ancient thought in these areas sometimes turn on the interpretation of immortality. This volume brings together original research on immortality from early Greek philosophy, such as the Pythagoreans and Empedocles, to Augustine. The contributors consider not only arguments concerning the soul's immortality, but also the diverse and often subtle accounts of what immortality is, both in Plato and in less familiar philosophers, such as the early Stoics and Philo of Alexandria. The book will be of interest to all those interested in immortality and divinity in ancient philosophy, particularly scholars and advanced students

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 May 2021)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

ISBN:

9781108935777

110893577X

9781108936347

1108936342

OCLC:

1274024573

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license