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Ancient Philosophy of Religion The History of Western Philosophy of Religion, Volume 1
336 Pages
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Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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The origins of the Western philosophical tradition lie in the ancient Greco-Roman world. This volume provides a unique insight into the life and writings of a diverse group of philosophers in antiquity and presents the latest thinking on their views on God, the gods, religious belief and practice. Beginning with the 'pre-Socratics', the volume then explores the influential contributions made to... Read more
1. Introduction, George Boys-Stones; 2. Pythagoras, Constantinos Macris; 3. Xenophanes, James H. Lesher; 4. Socrates and Plato, Mark McPherran; 5. Aristotle, Sarah Broadie; 6. Epicurus, John Penwill; 7. The Stoics, Tad Brennan; 8. Cicero, Margaret Graver; 9. Philo of Alexandria, David T. Runia; 10. The Apostle Paul, Stanley K. Stowers; 11. Plutarch of Chaeroneia, John Dillon; 12. Sextus Empiricus, Richard Bett; 13. Early Christian Philosophers, Eric Osborn; 14. Origen, Jeffrey Hause; 15. Plotinus, Lloyd P. Gerson; 16. Porphyry and Iamblichus, Mark J. Edwards; 17. The Cappadocians, Anthony Meredith; 18. Augustine, Gareth B. Matthews; 19. Proclus, Dirk Baltzly; 20. Pseudo-Dionysius, Kevin Corrigan & Michael Harrington
Biography
Graham Oppy is a Professor of Philosophy and Head of the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies (SOPHIS) at Monash University, Australia. Nick Trakakis is a Research Fellow in Philosophy, and Assistant Director of the Centre for the Philosophy and Phenomenology of Religion, at the Australian Catholic University.
