Galen and Chrysippus on the soul : : argument and refutation in the De placitis, books II-III / / by Teun Tieleman.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua, v. 68
• Author: Tieleman, Teun.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophia Antiqua 68.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxvii, 307 pages).

This volume deals with books II and III of the On the Doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato by the medical scientist and philosopher Galen of Pergamum (129-c. 210 CE ). In these books Galen offers an extensive critique of Stoic psychology, quoting a large number of passages from the otherwise lost treatise On the Soul by the great Stoic philosopher Chrysippus. This first full-scale study of Chrysippus' mode of argumentation considers the fragments both in their Galenic context and in relation to Stoicism in general. A separate discussion is devoted to Galen's aims and methods and the traditions he is indebted to. Though designed as a foil for the treatment of Chrysippus, it can also be read by those interested in Galen's methodology for its own sake.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- GALEN ON SCIENTIFIC METHOD (PHPII 1-4.5.) -- THE SEAT OF THE MIND INQUIRY AND REFUTATION (PHPII 4.5-8.28) -- DIGESTION AND RESPIRATION DIOGENES OF BABYLON AND OTHERS (PHP II 8.29-51) -- THE TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND -- CONCLUSION TO PART ONE -- PRELIMINARIES -- THE BEGINNING OF CHRYSIPPUS’ DEMONSTRATION -- CHRYSIPPUS AND SCIENCE -- LANGUAGE AND RELATED PHENOMENA -- POETRY -- THE ARGUMENT FROM THE PASSIONS, CONTINUED -- CHRYSIPPUS’ DEMONSTRATION: A GENERAL EVALUATION -- CONCLUSION TO PART TWO -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX LOCORUM POTIORUM -- PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA by J. MANSFELD , D.T. RUNIA and J.C.M. VAN WINDEN.