Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511498275

Early modern philosophers looked for inspiration to the later ancient thinkers when they rebelled against the dominant Platonic and Aristotelian traditions. The impact of the Hellenistic philosophers (principally the Stoics, Epicureans and Skeptics) on such philosophers as Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza and Locke was profound and is ripe for reassessment. This collection of essays offers precisely that. Leading historians of philosophy explore the connections between Hellenistic and early modern philosophy in ways that take advantage of new scholarly and philosophical advances. The essays display a challenging range of methods and will be an invaluable point of reference for philosophers, historians of ideas and classicists.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Abbreviations
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Notes on Contributors
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Preface
pp xi-xii
- By Jon Miller, Brad Inwood
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Introduction
pp 1-6
- By J. B. Schneewind
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1 - Stoicism in the Philosophical Tradition
pp 7-29
Spinoza, Lipsius, Butler
- By A. A. Long
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2 - Early Modern Uses of Hellenistic Philosophy
pp 30-44
Gassendi's Epicurean Project
- By Margaret J. Osler
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3 - Locke's Offices
pp 45-61
- By Phillip Mitsis
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4 - Patience sans Espérance: Leibniz's Critique of Stoicism
pp 62-89
- By Donald Rutherford
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5 - Epicureanism in Early Modern Philosophy
pp 90-115
Leibniz and His Contemporaries
- By Catherine Wilson
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6 - Stoics, Grotius, and Spinoza on Moral Deliberation
pp 116-140
- By Jon Miller
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7 - The Discourse on the Method and the Tradition of Intellectual Autobiography
pp 141-191
- By Stephen Menn
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8 - Subjectivity, Ancient and Modern
pp 192-231
The Cyrenaics, Sextus, and Descartes
- By Gail Fine
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9 - Spinoza and Philo
pp 232-250
The Alleged Mysticism in the Ethics
- By Steven Nadler
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10 - Hume's Scepticism and Ancient Scepticisms
pp 251-273
- By Donald C. Ainslie
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11 - Stoic Naturalism in Butler
pp 274-300
- By Terence Irwin
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Bibliography of Primary Sources
pp 301-306
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Bibliography of Secondary Sources
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Index (general)
pp 319-326
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Index (of selected text passages)
pp 327-330
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Abbreviations
pp vii-viii

Notes on Contributors
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-6

1 - Stoicism in the Philosophical Tradition
pp 7-29

2 - Early Modern Uses of Hellenistic Philosophy
pp 30-44

3 - Locke's Offices
pp 45-61

4 - Patience sans Espérance: Leibniz's Critique of Stoicism
pp 62-89

5 - Epicureanism in Early Modern Philosophy
pp 90-115

6 - Stoics, Grotius, and Spinoza on Moral Deliberation
pp 116-140

7 - The Discourse on the Method and the Tradition of Intellectual Autobiography
pp 141-191

8 - Subjectivity, Ancient and Modern
pp 192-231

9 - Spinoza and Philo
pp 232-250

10 - Hume's Scepticism and Ancient Scepticisms
pp 251-273

11 - Stoic Naturalism in Butler
pp 274-300

Bibliography of Primary Sources
pp 301-306

Bibliography of Secondary Sources
pp 307-318

Index (general)
pp 319-326

Index (of selected text passages)
pp 327-330

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