Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-256).
Contents
Epicurus and Epicureanism: Life and works -- The scope of Epicurus' philosophy -- Theory of knowledge -- The structure of things -- The motion of atoms and formation of compound bodies -- The gods of Epicurus -- The soul and mental processes -- Freedom of action -- Pleasure and happiness -- Justice and friendship -- Pyrrho and Timon: early Pyrrhonism -- Academic scepticism: Arcesilaus -- Academic scepticism: Carneades -- The Stoa, personalities and sources -- Stoic philosophy: scope and presentation -- Stoic logic: theory of knowledge -- Grammatical and linguistic theory -- Statements, methods of inference and arguments -- The stoics and Heraclitus -- The Stoic philosophy of nature: historical background -- The structure of things: body, pneuma, elements -- Mixture -- Categories -- Causation: determinism, human action, cosmic evil -- The soul and human nature -- Human rationality and the passions -- Stoic ethics: the part and the whole -- From primary impulse to virtue -- The good and the preferable (natural advantages) -- The content of virtue: perfect and intermediate actions -- The Stoic sage: tests of virtue -- Panaetius -- Posidonius -- Antiochus -- Cicero.
