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Early Skepticism and its founder, Pyrrho of Elis, were introduced to the world by the poet and philosopher Timon of Phlius. This is the first book-length study of Timons work in English, and includes a new reconstruction of his most influential poem Silloi . All of the extant fragments are translated and discussed as literature rather than as source material for the history of philosophy. The book concludes with a definition of "skeptical aesthetics" that demonstrates the importance of Timon and early Skepticism to the most influential Hellenistic poets: Callimachus, Theocritus and
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monografia Rebiun28055465 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun28055465 m o d cr cn||||||||| 090707s2009 gw ob 001 0 eng d 2009027989 609852882 639155857 748593755 816362153 961487250 962621522 1058019916 1162042932 3110220806 Cloth) 9783110220803 Cloth) 3110220814 electronic bk.) 9783110220810 electronic bk.) 1282456768 9781282456761 9783110220803 hardcover ; alk. paper) 9786612456763 6612456760 245676 MIL E7B eng pn E7B OCLCQ CDX IDEBK FVL OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCO YBM COO DKDLA OCLCQ OCLCO EBLCP MHW CN3GA OCLCF DEBBG OCLCQ AZK COCUF MOR PIFAG DXU ZCU OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ OCLCO DEGRU U3W OCLCA STF WRM NRAMU ICG VT2 OCLCQ OCLCO WYU TKN AU@ LEAUB DKC OCLCQ UKAHL OL$ OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ U9X VLY AUD S2H OCLCO OCLCQ eng grc grc e-gr--- HPCA, DSBB bicssc Clayman, Dee L. Timon of Phlius Pyrrhonism into poetry by Dee L. Clayman Berlin New York Walter de Gruyter ©2009 Berlin New York Berlin New York Walter de Gruyter 1 online resource (x, 261 pages) 1 online resource (x, 261 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte Bd. 98 Includes bibliographical references and index Chapter 1 -- The Lives of Timon and Pyrrho Chapter 2 -- Timon and Pyrrho: The Pytho and the Indalmoi Chapter 3 -- Timon's Silloi: Organization and Principle Fragments Chapter 4 -- The Silloi in its Literary Context Chapter 5 -- Timon's Reception in Hellenistic Literature Chapter 6 -- Skepticism in Hellenistic Literature Conclusion -- An Aesthetics of Skepticism Early Skepticism and its founder, Pyrrho of Elis, were introduced to the world by the poet and philosopher Timon of Phlius. This is the first book-length study of Timons work in English, and includes a new reconstruction of his most influential poem Silloi . All of the extant fragments are translated and discussed as literature rather than as source material for the history of philosophy. The book concludes with a definition of "skeptical aesthetics" that demonstrates the importance of Timon and early Skepticism to the most influential Hellenistic poets: Callimachus, Theocritus and English Cormenin, Louis-Marie de La Haye vicomte de of Phlius approximately 320 B.C.-approximately 230 B.C.) Pyrrhon of Elis Pyrrhon of Elis Cormenin, Louis-Marie de La Haye vicomte de of Phlius approximately 320 B.C.-approximately 230 B.C) Skeptics (Greek philosophy) LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical Skeptics (Greek philosophy) Pyrrhonismus Electronic books Cormenin, Louis-Marie de La Haye vicomte de of Phlius approximately 320 B.C.-approximately 230 B.C). English & Greek Print version Clayman, Dee L. Timon of Phlius. Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2009 (DLC) 2009027989 Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte Bd. 98