Hellenistic Philosophy - (Classical Life and Letters) 2nd Edition by A a Long (Paperback)

About the Book

'A scholarly but readable account of Epicureanism, Scepticism and Stoicism . . . Beautifully lucid.' Greece and Rome

Book Synopsis

Hellenistic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the three schools of philosophy which dominated the Hellenistic era: Stoicism, Epicureanism and Scepticism. It traces the main developments in Greek Philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the end of the Roman Republic 31 B.C.

Review Quotes

"The best general introduction to the subject now available." --Philosophical Quarterly

"Professor Long's book aims at providing a comprehensive introduction for the non-specialist reader. It is remarkably successful ... Recent scholarship has greatly enhanced our knowledge of this area ... and this book is the first in English to present concisely the results of such work." --G.J.P. O'Daly, Classical Review

"A scholarly but readable account of Epicureanism, Scepticism and Stoicism ... Beautifully lucid." --Greece and Rome

"Fulfils a long-felt need for an up-to-date general appraisal." --Journal of Hellenic Studies

"The great merit of Long's work lies precisely in the extent to which he appreciates the conceptual significance of the philosophical systems with which he deals ... a book that should enliven interest in Hellenistic philosophy and help to attract to it the attention it deserves." --Journal of the History of Philosophy

"Remarkably successful ... a most welcome and accomplished book." --Classical Review