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1303From Epicurus to Epictetus: studies in Hellenistic and Roman philosophyOxford University Press. 2006.A. A. Long, one of the world's leading writers on ancient philosophy, presents eighteen essays on the philosophers and schools of the Hellenistic and Roman periods--Epicureans, Stoics, and Sceptics. The discussion ranges over four centuries of innovative and challenging thought in ethics and politics, psychology, epistemology, and cosmology.
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524Problems in Stoicism (edited book)Athlone Press. 1971.The original publication was an important spur to the subsequent renewal of interest in the study of stoicism, and is here reprinted not only because literature on the subject is still scarce, but because it has continued to be heavily referred to long after it had gone out of print. The ten essays were presented at a seminar at the University of London. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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147Stoic studiesUniversity of California Press. 1996.For the past three decades A. A. Long has been at the forefront of research in Hellenistic philosophy. In this book he assembles a dozen articles on Stoicism previously published in journals and conference proceedings. The collection is biased in favour of Professor Long's more recent studies of Stoicism and is focused on three themes: the Stoics' interpretation of their intellectual tradition, their ethics and their psychology. The contents of the book reflect the peculiarly holistic and system…Read more
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122Epictetus: a Stoic and Socratic guide to lifeOxford University Press. 2002.The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on Western thought: it offers not only stimulating ideas but practical guidance in living one's life. A. A. Long, a leading scholar of later ancient philosophy, gives the definitive presentation of the thought of Epictetus for a broad readership. Long's fresh and vivid translations of a selection of the best of Epictetus' discourses show that his ideas are as valuable and striking today as they were a…Read more
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93The stoics on world-conflagration and everlasting recurrenceSouthern Journal of Philosophy 23 (S1): 13-37. 1985.
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68Stoic Determinism and Alexander of Aphrodisias De Fato (i-xiv)Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie 52 (3): 247-268. 1970.
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65Socrates in Hellenistic PhilosophyClassical Quarterly 38 (01): 150-. 1988.In what sense did the Hellenistic philosophers see themselves as the heirs or critics of Socrates? Was Socrates, in their view, a philosopher on whom Plato was the decisive authority? What doctrines or strategies of Socrates were thoroughly alive in this period? These are the principal questions I shall be asking in this paper, particularly the third. To introduce them, and to set the scene, I begin with some general points, starting from two passages which present an image of Socrates at the be…Read more
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51Hellenistic philosophyScribner. 1974.This comprehensive sourcebook makes available in the original Latin and Greek the principal extant texts required for the study of the Stoic, Epicurean and sceptical schools of philosophy. The material is organized by schools, and within each school topics are treated thematically. The volume presents the same texts (with some additional passages) as are translated in The Hellenistic Philosophers, Volume 1. The authors provide their own critical apparatus, and also supply detailed notes on the m…Read more
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51VI*—The Logical Basis of Stoic EthicsProceedings of the Aristotelian Society 71 (1): 85-104. 1971.A. A. Long; VI*—The Logical Basis of Stoic Ethics, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 71, Issue 1, 1 June 1971, Pages 85–104, https://doi.org/10.10.
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50What is the Matter with Matter, According to Plotinus?Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 78 37-54. 2016.Modern science is not linguistically original in hypothesizing the existence of dark matter. For Plotinus, the matter that underlies all perceptible objects, is essentially obscure and describable only in the negative terms of what it lacks by way of inherent properties. In formulating this theory of absolute matter, Plotinus took himself to be interpreting both Plato and Aristotle, with the result that his own position emerges as a highly original and equivocal synthesis of this tradition. Plot…Read more
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49Marcello Gigante: Diogene Laerzio. Vite dei filosofi. Seconda edizione riveduta e accresciuta. . 2 vols. Pp. lxxvi + 320, 321–638. Rome–Bari: Laterza, 1976. Paper, L. 2,900 per vol (review)The Classical Review 30 (1): 152-152. 1980.
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49Thinking and Sense-Perception in Empedocles: Mysticism or MaterialismClassical Quarterly 16 (02): 256-. 1966.There is more evidence for Empedocles than for any early Greek philosopher before Democritus, yet the details of his philosophy remain controversial and often hopelessly obscure. Jaeger called Empedocles a ‘philosophical centaur’, which aptly sums up the seeming disparity between the and the There is no agreement about the famous simile to illustrate respiration, generally known as the Clepsydra, and the stages and nature of the cosmic cycle continue to be disputed. Perhaps we can never be certa…Read more
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46Epicurean Psychology and Theology - David Konstan: Some Aspects of Epicurean Psychology. (Philosophia Antiqua, 25.) Pp. x + 83. Leiden: Brill, 1973. Paper, fl. 28. - Dietrich Lemke: Die Theologie Epikurs. Versuch einer Rekonstruktion. (Zetemata, 57.) Pp. 118. Munich: C.H. Beck, 1973. Paper, DM.25.50 (review)The Classical Review 26 (2): 215-217. 1976.
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44Pyrrho of Elis Fernanda Decleva Caizzi: Pirrone, Testimonianze. (Collana di testi e studi sul pensiero antico, 5.) Pp. 309. Naples: Bibliopolis, 1981. Paper, L. 20,000 (review)The Classical Review 34 (02): 219-221. 1984.
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43Calcidius J. den Boeft: Calcidius on Fate: his Doctrine and Sources. (Philosophia Antiqua, xviii.) Pp. 146. Leiden: Brill, 1970. Paper, fl.28 (review)The Classical Review 25 (01): 52-54. 1975.
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42‘Nous’ in Plato - Gerhard Jäger: ‘Nus’ in Platons Dialogen. (Hypomnemata, 17.) Pp. 183. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1967. Paper, DM. 32The Classical Review 21 (02): 184-. 1971.
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39Philia Jean-Claude Fraisse: Philia. La Notion d'amitié dans la philosophic antique. (Bibliothéque d'histoire de la philosophic) Pp. 504. Paris: J. Vrin, 1974. Paper (review)The Classical Review 29 (01): 80-82. 1979.
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38Homer's Psychological Vocabulary Thomas Jahn: Zum Wortfeld ‘Seele-Geisf’ in der Sprache Homers. (Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Philosophischen Fakultät I der Julius-Maximilians-Universität zu Würzburg.) (Zetemata, 83.) Pp. xiv + 327. Munich: C. H. Beck, 1987. Paper, DM 129 (review)The Classical Review 42 (1): 3-5. 1992.
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38Domenico Pesce: Saggio su Epicuro. (Biblioteca di Cultura Moderna, 757.) Pp. 110. Rome–Bari: Laterza, 1974. Paper, L.1,800 (review)The Classical Review 27 (02): 291-292. 1977.
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