Diogenes Laertius, Sextus Empiricus, Mary Mills Patrick

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Stoic Six Pack 4

The Sceptics

Beschreibung

A sextet of sceptic texts has been collected in Stoic Six Pack 4 - The Sceptics: Pyrrhonic Sketches by Sextus Empiricus, Life of Pyrrho by Diogenes Laërtius, Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick, The Greek Sceptics: from Pyrrho to Sextus by Norman MacColl, Stoics and Sceptics by Edwyn Bevan and Life of Carneades by Diogenes Laërtius. A key concept for the sceptics was ataraxia ("tranquility"), a Greek term used by Pyrrho to describe a lucid state of robust tranquility, characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry. By applying ideas of what he called "practical skepticism" to Ethics and to life in general, Pyrrho concluded that ataraxia could be achieved. Arriving at a state of ataraxia became the ultimate goal of the early Skeptikoi.

Autor

Diogenes Laërtius was a biographer of ancient Greek philosophers who lived during the early third century CE. Though little is known about his personal life, his seminal work, "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers," remains a cornerstone of classical scholarship. This extensive compilation provides invaluable insights into the lives, teachings, and anecdotes of notable philosophers from the pre-Socratic era through to the Hellenistic period.Diogenes Laërtius's work is distinguished by its blend of biographical detail and philosophical discourse, offering readers a rich tapestry of historical context and intellectual thought. His accounts cover a wide range of philosophers, including Thales, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, as well as Stoic and Epicurean thinkers. The work is celebrated for preserving many fragments and quotations of philosophers whose original works have been lost to history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781329741768
• ISBN-10: 1329741765
• Artikelnr.: 44438827