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OverviewThis book traces, for the first time, a revolution in philosophy which took place during the early centuries of our era. It reconstructs the philosophical basis of the Stoics' theory that fragments of an ancient and divine wisdom could be reconstructed from mythological traditions, and shows that Platonism was founded on an argument that Plato had himself achieved a full reconstruction of this wisdom, and that subsequent philosophies had only regressed once again in their attempts to 'improve' on his achievement. The significance of this development is highlighted through parallel studies of the Hellenistic debate over the status of Jewish culture; and of the philosophical beginnings of Christianity, where the notions of 'orthodoxy' and 'heresy' in particular are shown to be tools in the construction of a unified history of Christian philosophy stretching back to primitive antiquity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George Boys-Stones (Professor of Classics and Philosophy, Professor of Classics and Philosophy, University of Toronto)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.324kg ISBN: 9780198857327ISBN 10: 0198857322 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 15 May 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPart I:. Ancient Wisdom: Stoic Exegesis 1: The Outlook of Primitive Man: Beginnings of a Theory 2: The Recovery of Primitive Wisdom in Early Stoicism 3: Primitive Wisdom and Stoic Exegesis after Posidonius 4: Antiquity in Graeco-Egyptian Anti-Semitism 5: Antiquity in Jewish Apologetic Part II: Ancient Tradition: Post-Hellenistic Philosophy 6: The Authority of Plato and Primitive Wisdom 7: Divergence and Disagreement: The Platonist Alternative to Scepticism 8: The Invention of Hebraeo-Christian Orthodoxy 9: The 'Dependency Theme'ReviewsBoys-Stones paints a far more exciting picture of the period than anyone else in this highly interesting and at times controversial book. * Hermathena * [A] relatively short but important book. * The Philosophical Review * Post-Hellenistic Philosophy has much to offer students of ancient philosophy and intellectual history, and offers interesting and for the most part plausible ideas about the ways in which a new Platonic philosophy came into existence. * Ancient Philosophy * Post-Hellenistic Philosophy has much to offer students of ancient philosophy and intellectual history, and offers interesting and for the most part plausible ideas about the ways in which a new Platonic philosophy came into existence. * Ancient Philosophy * [A] relatively short but important book. * The Philosophical Review * Boys-Stones paints a far more exciting picture of the period than anyone else in this highly interesting and at times controversial book. * Hermathena * Author InformationG. R. Boys-Stones is Professor of Classics and Philosophy at the University of Toronoto. He was previously Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Durham, and founding Co-Director of the Durham Centre for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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