Assent and argument : : studies in Cicero's Academic books : proceedings of the 7th Symposium Hellenisticum (Utrecht, August 21-25, 1995) / / edited by Brad Inwood and Jaap Mansfeld.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua, v. 76
• Author: Symposium Hellenisticum Utrecht, Netherlands).
• TeilnehmendeR: Inwood, Brad.; Mansfeld, Jaap.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : Brill,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophia Antiqua 76.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 326 pages)

Cicero's philosophical works are a rich source for the understanding of Hellenistic philosophy, and his Academic Books are of critical importance for the study of ancient epistemology, especially the central debate between the Academic sceptics and the Stoics. This volume makes Cicero's challenging work accessible to philosophers and historians of philosophy and represents the best current work in both fields. The ten papers published here are the work of leading authorities from North America, England and Europe; they were presented and discussed at the seventh Symposium Hellenisticum at Utrecht, August 1995, and deal with every aspect of the Academic Books , historical, literary and philosophical. Several papers make major contributions to the understanding of ancient scepticism and sceptical arguments, to the role of Socrates in later Greek thought, to the history of the Academy as an institution, and to the philosophical stance of Cicero himself.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / BRAD INWOOD and JAAP MANSFELD -- THE COMPOSITION OF THE ACADEMICA MOTIVES AND VERSIONS / M. GRIFFIN -- CICERO'S PHILOSOPHICAL STANCE IN THE LUCULLUS / w. GÖRLER -- SOCRATES IN THE ACADEMIC BOOKS AND OTHER CICERONIAN WORKS / J. GLUCKER -- GLI ACADEMICA QUALE FONTE PER LA STORIA DELL'ACADEMIA / T. DORANDI -- CHRYSIPPUS, CARNEADES, CICERO: THE ETHICAL DIVISIONES IN CICERO'S LUCULLUS / K.A. ALGRA -- LOGIC IN ACADEMICA I AND THE LUCULLUS / JONATHAN BARNES -- NATURAL CRITERIA AND THE TRANSPARENCY OF JUDGEMENT: ANTIOCHUS, PHILO AND GALEN ON EPISTEMOLOGICAL JUSTIFICATION / R.J. HANKINSON -- CARNEADEAN ARGUMENT IN CICERO'S ACADEMIC BOOKS / J. ALLEN -- ACADEMICS FIGHTING ACADEMICS / G. STRIKER -- ANTIPATER AND SELF-REFUTATION: ELUSIVE ARGUMENTS IN CICERO'S ACADEMICA / M.F. BURNYEAT -- INDEX NOMINUM ET RERUM / BRAD INWOOD and JAAP MANSFELD -- INDEX LOCORUM POTIORUM / BRAD INWOOD and JAAP MANSFELD -- PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA: A SERIES OF STUDIES ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY / J. MANSFELD , D.T. RUNIA and J.C.M. VAN WINDEN.