Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363).
Contents:
On the soul / Tertullian. Letter to Pythocles ; Letter to Menoeceus ; Principal doctrines / Epicurus -- Early Stoic logic -- Early Stoic physics -- Early Stoic ethics -- The manual of Epictetus -- Hymn of Zeus / Cleanthes -- Outlines of Pyrrhonism / Sextus Empiricus -- The sale of philosophers / Lucian -- On the account of the world's creation given by Moses / Philo (Judaeus) of Alexandria -- Ennead / Plotinus -- Book of Acts / St. Paul -- Dialogue with Trypho ; Hortatory address to the Greeks / Justin Marty -- Octavius / Minuciaus Felix -- The Stromata / Clement of Alexandria -- On first principles / Origen -- Prescription against heretics ; On the soul / Tertullian.
Summary:
Brings together over twenty-five of the most important works of Western philosophy written from 322 B.C.E.--the death of Aristotle--to the close of the third century C.E. The choices for this concise volume emphasize the range and significance of the leading philosophers of the Hellenistic Age. Supplemented by enlightening introductions, descriptive notes and an extensive bibliography, these readings provide an essential introduction for students and general readers alike to the enormous influence of Greek philosophy on the formative years of Christianity as well as the early Christians' distrust of it.
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