Volume I presents the texts in new translations by the authors, and these are accompanied by a philosophical and historical commentary designed for use by all readers, including those with no background in the classical world. With its glossary and indexes, this volume can stand alone as an independent tool of study.
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In their introduction, the authors compare this work to the Raven and Kirk collection of reports on the Presocratic philosophers. In many ways, this is a very accurate comparison. Long and Sedley present a great collection of reports on the Hellenistic philosophers, many of whom (most of whom) do not have any surviving first hand accounts of their lives and doctrines.
Chapters are divided into schools, and subdivided into topics (ethics, logic, etc.). After each subdivision, the authors offer insightful analysis of the doxographical material that aids the reader's understanding of context, and usually works to put the various (sometimes divergent) reports together.
One important distinction between Raven and Kirk is the accessibility of this collection. Long and Sedley have separated the English translations in a separate volume, and placed the original Latin and Greek sources in a second volume. This makes the work less intimidating.
There were a few awkward cuts and organizations, but nothing to make this any less than a top-notch piece of scholarship. It was much better than Hackett's 'Hellenistic Philosophy'.
Chapters are divided into schools, and subdivided into topics (ethics, logic, etc.). After each subdivision, the authors offer insightful analysis of the doxographical material that aids the reader's understanding of context, and usually works to put the various (sometimes divergent) reports together.
One important distinction between Raven and Kirk is the accessibility of this collection. Long and Sedley have separated the English translations in a separate volume, and placed the original Latin and Greek sources in a second volume. This makes the work less intimidating.
There were a few awkward cuts and organizations, but nothing to make this any less than a top-notch piece of scholarship. It was much better than Hackett's 'Hellenistic Philosophy'.
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Diogenes Laertius, Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism, New Academy, Antiochean Lucullus, Stoic Cato, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Elimination Method, Growing Argument, Lying Argument, Similarity Method, Diogenes of Babylon, Master Argument, Reporting Stoic, Zeno of Citium, Against Colotes, Diodorus Cronus, Little-by-little Argument, Marcus Aurelius, Quintus Cicero, Sorites Arguments, Zeno's Republic, Against Epicurean, Plato's Theaetetus, Roman Empire New!
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Diogenes Laertius, Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism, New Academy, Antiochean Lucullus, Stoic Cato, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Elimination Method, Growing Argument, Lying Argument, Similarity Method, Diogenes of Babylon, Master Argument, Reporting Stoic, Zeno of Citium, Against Colotes, Diodorus Cronus, Little-by-little Argument, Marcus Aurelius, Quintus Cicero, Sorites Arguments, Zeno's Republic, Against Epicurean, Plato's Theaetetus, Roman Empire New!
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