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Sextus Empiricus

Autor Richard Bett
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 feb 2015
Sextus Empiricus' Against the Physicists examines numerous topics central to ancient Greek inquiries into the nature of the physical world, covering subjects such as god, cause and effect, whole and part, bodies, place, motion, time, number, coming into being and perishing and is the most extensive surviving treatment of these topics by an ancient Greek sceptic. Sextus scrutinizes the theories of non-sceptical thinkers and generates suspension of judgement through the assembly of equally powerful opposing arguments. Richard Bett's edition provides crucial background information about the text and elucidation of difficult passages. His accurate and readable translation is supported by substantial interpretative aids, including a glossary and a list of parallel passages relating Against the Physicists to other works by Sextus. This is an indispensable edition for advanced students and scholars studying this important work by an influential philosopher.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107532274
ISBN-10: 1107532272
Pagini: 214
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Abbreviations; Introduction; Note on the text and translation; Outline of argument; Book 1; Book 2; Glossary; List of names; Parallels between Against the Physicists and other works of Sextus; Bibliography.

Recenzii

"...Bett supplements his excellent translation with helpful secondary materials, including a valuable and rich provision of footnotes (over 300) discussing philological and textual as well as philosophical and substantive issues. The result is not only a translation of great fidelity and precision – sure to become the standard – but an edition of Sextus’ work that will benefit both students and scholars interested in ancient physics and skepticism.... Bett has combined a readable yet faithful translation with a conscientious, erudite and intelligent commentary. His edition approaches asymptotically the experience of a philosophically informed encounter with the source text..."
-- Clifford Roberts, Cornell University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Descriere

An accurate and readable translation of an important work of ancient scepticism, with several interpretative aids for scholars and students.

Notă biografică

Richard Bett is Professor of Philosophy and Classics at Johns Hopkins University. His scholarly work has focused particularly on the ancient sceptics. He is the author of Pyrrho, his Antecedents and his Legacy (Oxford, 2000), and has translated Sextus Empiricus' Against the Ethicists (Oxford, 1997, with Introduction and Commentary), Against the Logicians (Cambridge, 2005, with Introduction and Notes) and Against the Physicists (Cambridge, 2012, with Introduction and Notes). He is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism (Cambridge, 2010). He has also published articles on Plato, Socrates, the Sophists, the Stoics and Nietzsche.