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Potamo of Alexandria and the emergence of eclecticism in late Hellenistic philosophy / Myrto Hatzimichali

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Hatzimichali, Myrto, 1976-
Published
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) : illustrations
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English.
Contents
1. Eclecticism in modern and ancient thought -- 2. Eclecticism and Alexandria in the first century BC -- 3. Potamo of Alexandria, life and work -- 4. The eclectic system of Potamo's Elementary Teaching -- 5. Potamo and Aristotle's On the Heavens -- 6. Further references to Potamo -- 7. Conclusions.
Summary
"Eclecticism is a concept widely used in the history of ancient philosophy to describe the intellectual stance of diverse thinkers such as Plutarch, Cicero and Seneca. In this book the historical and interpretative problems associated with eclecticism are for the first time approached from the point of view of the only self-described eclectic philosopher from antiquity, Potamo of Alexandria. The evidence is examined in detail with reference to the philosophical and wider intellectual background of the period. Potamo's views are placed in the context of key debates at the forefront of late Hellenistic philosophical activity to which he contributed, such as the criterion of truth, the first principles in physics, the moral end and the interpretation of Aristotle's esoteric works. The emergence of eclecticism is thus treated in connection with the major shift in philosophical interests and methods that marked the passage from Hellenistic to Imperial philosophy"--
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ISBN
9781139101431 (electronic bk.)
1139101439 (electronic bk.)
9780511895036 (electronic bk.)
0511895038 (electronic bk.)
9781139100779
1139100777
1139097415
9781139097413
1107214874
9781107214873
1139098748
9781139098748
1139099426
9781139099424
9781107526495 (paperback)
1107526493
9780521197281
0521197287
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and indexes.
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