A Companion to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive and current overview of the history of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from its origins until late antiquity.
Comprises an extensive collection of original essays, featuring contributions from both rising stars and senior scholars of ancient philosophy
Integrates analytic and continental traditions
Explores the development of various disciplines, such as mathematics, logic, grammar, physics, and medicine, in relation to ancient philosophy
Includes an illuminating introduction, bibliography, chronology, maps and an index
About the Author
Mary Louise Gill is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at Brown University. She is the author of Aristotle on Substance: The Paradox of Unity (1989), Unity, Identity, and Explanation in Aristotle's Metaphysics (co-edited with Theodore Scaltsas and David Charles, 1994), Self-Motion: From Aristotle to Newton (co-edited with James G. Lennox, 1994), and Plato: Parmenides (with Paul Ryan, 1996).
Pierre Pellegrin is Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. His authored works include Aristotle's Classification of Animals (1986), and Aristote: Le Philosophe et les Savoirs (2002).
Features
Offers a complete overview of the history of early Greek and Roman philosophy from its origins until late antiquity
Comprises an extensive collection of original essays, featuring contributions from both rising stars and senior scholars of ancient philosophy
Integrates analytic and continental traditions
Explores the development of various disciplines, such as mathematics, logic, grammar, physics, and medicine, in relation to ancient philosophy
Includes an illuminating introduction, bibliography, chronology, maps and an index
