Logic and the Imperial Stoa

186 Pages·1997·14.932 MB·English

by  Jonathan Barnes

LOGIC AND THE IMPERIAL STOA
PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA
A SERIES OF STUDIES
ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
FOUNDED BY J.H. WASZINK AND W.J. VERDENIUS
EDITED BY
]. MANSFELD, D.T. RUNIA
]. C. M. VAN WIND EN
VOLUME LXXV
JONATHAN BARNES
LOGIC AND THE IMPERIAL STOA
LOGIC AND
THE IMPERIAL STOA
BY
JONATHAN BARNES
BRILL
LEIDEN · NEW YORK · KOLN
1997
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barnes, Jonathan.
Logic and the imperial Stoa I by Jonathan Barnes.
p. em.- (Philosophia antiqua ; v. 75)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9004108289 (alk. paper)
I. Logic, Ancient. 2. Stoics. 3. Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4
B.C.-65 A.D.-Contributions in logic. 4. Epictetus-Contributions
in logic. 5. Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-18Q
-Contributions in logic. I. Tide. II. Series.
BC3l.B37 1997
160'. 937-dc21 97-10322
CIP
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Barnes, Jonathan:
Logic and the imperial stoa I by Jonathan Barnes. - Leiden ; New
York ; Koln : Brill, 1997
(Philosophia antiqua ; Vol. 75)
ISBN 9Q-04-l 0828-9 Gewebe
ISSN 0079-1687
ISBN 90 04 10828 9
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CONTENTS
Preface IX
Chapter One The Decline of Logic ..................................................... .
Chapter Two Seneca ............................................................................ 12
Chapter Three Epictetus ..... .... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... . .. . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... ..... .. .. 24
§ A: Logic in the Discourses . .. .... ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .................. 24
§ B: The fashion for logic ................................................................ 33
§ C: Against logic? .......................................................................... 38
§ D: Exegesis ................................................................................... 43
§ E: For logic ................................................................................... 55
§ F: The place of logic ..................................................................... 62
§ G: The syllabus ............................................................................. 71
§ H: Analysis .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. . 77
§ I: Hypothetical arguments . .... ........... ..... .. ...... ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ......... 85
§ J: Changing arguments ................................................................ 99
Chapter Four Conclusion..................................................................... 126
Appendix Epictetus, diss I vii .............................................................. 129
Bibliography .......................................................................................... 147
Indexes
Passages............................................................................................. 155
Persons .............................................................................................. 159
Topics ............................................................................................... 162