Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy

by Jon Miller (Editor), Brad Inwood (Editor)

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 on such philosophers as Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, and Locke was profound and is ripe for reassessment. These new essays offer precisely that. Leading historians of philosophy explore the connections between Hellenistic and early modern philosophy by taking account of new scholarly and philosophical advances in these essays. There work provides invaluable point of reference for philosophers, historians of ideas and classicists.

Genres: Philosophy

344 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 1999

About the author

Jon Miller is a professor of philosophy from Queen's University, Canada, specialising in early modern philosophy (esp. rationalism) and ancient philosophy (esp. stoicism).

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Reviews

[Bobbo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a good book, but its definitly not an easy read. Its really jargon laden, but I find it interesting. Also instead of stars i'm creating a new rating system based on sandwhiches. I give it a pastrami on rye, nothing great, but good in a pinch.

[Muhammad Ma'mun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku yang berat tapi menarik. Melacak kesinambungan dan warisan pemikiran Yunani kuno dalam pemikiran filsafat modern awal. Bagi saya, artikel yang paling menarik dalam buku ini adalah tulisannya Stephen Menn yang melihat "bayang-bayang" Galen dalam tradisi otobiografi intelektual, yang merentang dari Yunani, Arab, hingga Eropa modern. Tuturannya juga santai dan enak dibaca dibandingkan tulisan-tulisan yang lain.