Logic and the Imperial Stoa

Jonathan Barnes (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

170 Seiten

1997
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-10828-8 (ISBN)

Infos

An account of the role and the nature of logic in imperial stoic philosophy which challenges the prevailing orthodoxy and presents a novel interpretation of this crucial period of ancient philosophy.

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The main argument of this book, against a prevailing orthodoxy, is that the study of logic was a vital - and a popular - part of stoic philosophy in the early imperial period. The argument relies primarily on detailed analyses of certain texts in the Discourses of Epictetus. It includes some account of logical 'analysis', of 'hypothetical' reasoning, and of 'changing' arguments.
Written both for historians and for philosophers, and presupposing no logical expertise, this is an important contribution to the history of philosophy in the early imperial period.

Autor

Jonathan Barnes, F.B.A., is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Geneva. He has published widely on many aspects of ancient thought.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.1997
• Reihe/Serie: Philosophia Antiqua ; 75
• Verlagsort: Leiden
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 426 g
• Einbandart: Leinen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
• ISBN-10: 90-04-10828-9 / 9004108289
• ISBN-13: 978-90-04-10828-8 / 9789004108288
• Zustand: Neuware