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Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy

Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy Ugo Zilioli, The Cyrenaics . 1 This medium-length book is designed both as an introduction to the Cyrenaics and as a work of interpretative scholarship, with a special focus on the philosophical content and significance of their ideas. The book is subdivided into three parts: on the history of the school, its philosophy, and on later Cyrenaic thinkers in antiquity. There is also a useful appendix containing the main evidence for the school in new translations. The first part sets out the evidence on the history of the school: the main claim is that Aristippus the elder was, indeed, the main founder of the school and its ideas (although this has sometimes been questioned by scholars). Plato’s Theaetetus is taken as evidence for this view, and the ‘rather subtle’ thinkers ( kompsoteroi ) (156a3) are interpreted as Aristippus and the early Cyrenaics. The second part is based on the assumption that the Cyrenaic school have a coherent set of philosophical doctrines covering key areas of theory. In metaphysics, they are seen as holding the position that objects in the world are indeterminate, and not as being idealists. The Cyrenaic claim that affections alone can be known is presented http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Phronesis Brill

Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy

Gill, Christopher
Phronesis , Volume 59 (1): 99 – Jan 1, 2014
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Ugo Zilioli, The Cyrenaics . 1 This medium-length book is designed both as an introduction to the Cyrenaics and as a work of interpretative scholarship, with a special focus on the philosophical content and significance of their ideas. The book is subdivided into three parts: on the history of the school, its philosophy, and on later Cyrenaic thinkers in antiquity. There is also a useful appendix containing the main evidence for the school in new translations. The first part sets out the evidence on the history of the school: the main claim is that Aristippus the elder was, indeed, the main founder of the school and its ideas (although this has sometimes been questioned by scholars). Plato’s Theaetetus is taken as evidence for this view, and the ‘rather subtle’ thinkers ( kompsoteroi ) (156a3) are interpreted as Aristippus and the early Cyrenaics. The second part is based on the assumption that the Cyrenaic school have a coherent set of philosophical doctrines covering key areas of theory. In metaphysics, they are seen as holding the position that objects in the world are indeterminate, and not as being idealists. The Cyrenaic claim that affections alone can be known is presented

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