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Death and Immortality in Ancient Philosophy

by Scotland) A. G. Long (university Of St Andrews

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm

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For scholars and students of ancient philosophy

Clarifies ancient views on death and immortality

You will gain insights into ethics and modern debates

This book explores the concepts of death and immortality in ancient philosophy.

Death and immortality played a central role in Greek and Roman thought, from Homer and early Greek philosophy to Marcus Aurelius. In this book A. G. Long explains the significance of death and immortality in ancient ethics, particularly Plato's dialogues, Stoicism and Epicureanism; he also shows how philosophical cosmology and theology caused immortality to be re-imagined. Ancient arguments and theories are related both to the original literary and theological contexts and to contemporary debates on the philosophy of death. The book will be of major interest to scholars and students working on Greek and Roman philosophy, and to those wishing to explore ancient precursors of contemporary debates about death and its outcomes.
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  • Title

    Death and Immortality in Ancient Philosophy

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    June 2019

  • Weight

    454g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781107086593

  • ISBN-10

    1107086590

  • Eden Code

    5060377

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