Brill Aëtiana: The Method and Intellectual Context of a Doxographer, Volume III, Studies in the Doxographical Traditions of Ancient Philosophy: 118 (Philosophia Antiqua, 118)

Product Description This collection of essays written between 1989 and 2009 records the authors' exploration of the important but elusive genre of ancient doxography. Focusing primarily on the Placita of Aëtius, it can be used as a companion volume for the two earlier volumes of Aëtiana. Review "We tend to think of doxography as a naïve form of history of philosophy. Mansfeld and Runia succeed in showing us that the Aëtian compendium of physical doctrines is anything but a naïve collection of physical opinions." - Andrea Falcon, in: BMCR 2010.04.30 "Il s'agit d'un travail monumental et absolument remarquable, non seulement parce qu'on a là un texte et une colonne [...] qui a retrouvé une cohérence propre, mais aussi parce que les auteurs donnent au lecteur tous les éléments et tous les outils pour apprécier la pertinence de la reconstruction qu'ils proposent. C'est un progrès scientifique considérable, et nous ne pouvons que souhaiter que ces résultats soient systématiquement pris en compte désormais dans toute étude utilisant «Aëtius», fût-ce comme entreprise titanesque [...]" - Claire Louget, in: Revue philosophique de Louvain 1/2012 About the Author Jaap Mansfeld is Professor Emeritus in Ancient Philosophy at Utrecht University. He has published extensively on ancient philosophy and its traditions, and was given a Humboldt Research Award in 1998. David T Runia is Master of Queen's College and Professorial Fellow in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He has written widely on ancient philosophy, and particularly on the thought of Philo of Alexandria.