Peripatetic Philosophy in Context: Knowledge, Time, and Soul from Theophrastus to Cratippus - Hardcover

by Francesco Verde (Author)

This book deals with some Aristotelian philosophers of the Hellenistic Age, ranging from Theophrastus of Eresus to Cratippus of Pergamum. The problem of knowledge, the question of time, and the doctrine of the soul are investigated by comparing these Peripatetics' views with Aristotle's philosophy, and above all by setting their doctrines within the broader framework of post-Aristotelian and Hellenistic philosophies (the Old Academy, Epicureanism, and Stoicism).

Back Jacket

This book deals with some Peripatetic philosophers of the Hellenistic age who belonged to the school of Aristotle. The problem of knowledge, the question of time, and the doctrine of the soul are investigated by comparing the positions of some Peripatetics from Theophrastus of Eresus to Cratippus of Pergamum with Aristotle's philosophy, but above all by contextualising the doctrines of the Peripatetics within the broader framework of Post-Aristotelian and Hellenistic philosophies (Old Academy, Epicureanism, Stoicism).

Author Biography

Francesco Verde, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.