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Tables of Contents for Voices of Ancient Philosophy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Boxed Material
xi
Preface
xiii
Introduction
xv
Chronological Sketch of Ancient Philosophy
xix
Time Line
xxiii
Fate and Freedom
Iliad 16, 512--548
3
3
Homer
Zeus Answers a Few awkward Questions
6
6
Lucian
Praise, Blame, and Responsibility for Our Actions
12
23
Nicomachean Ethics III, 5
13
3
Aristotle
The Stoics on Fate
16
1
Alexander of Aphrodisias On Fate 22
17
1
The Stoics on Moral Responsibility
On Fate 40--43
18
2
Cicero
Attic Nights 7.2, 6--13
20
2
Aulus Gellius
Alexander of Aphrodisias On Fate 11--14
22
8
On the Nature 34, 26--30
30
2
Epicurus
Diogenes of Oenoanda Epicurean Inscription fragment 54, II--III
32
1
On the Nature of Things 2, 251--293
33
2
Lucretius
Responsibility for the Lives We Lead
35
8
Republic 10 (the Myth of Er)
36
6
Plato
Handbook of Platonism 26
42
1
Alcinous
Divine Foreknowledge of the Future
43
13
Alexander of Aphrodisias On Fate 30--31
43
5
The Consolation of Philosophy 5
48
8
Boethius
Is the Future Fixed?
56
15
On Interpretation 9
56
5
Aristotle
The Master Argument (Epictetus, Discourse II. 19, 1--5)
61
1
Diodorus Cronus
The Stoics on Possibility and Necessity
62
1
On Fate 12--15
63
3
Cicero
Alexander of Aphrodisias On Fate 10
66
5
Reason and Emotion
Explanation of Inner Conflict
71
13
Republic 4, 436a--444a
71
9
Plato
Republic 9, 588b--590d
80
2
Plato
Phaedrus 253d--254e
82
2
Plato
What is an Emotion?
84
26
Rhetoric II, part of 1, 2, 5, 8
85
7
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics II, 1, parts of 2 and 3; IV, 5
92
5
Aristotle
The Early Stoics on the Emotions
97
3
On Anger I, 7--9, 12--14, 17--18; II, 1--4, 6--10, 28
100
10
Seneca
A Test Case
110
8
Medea 1021--1080
111
3
Euripides
Discourses I, 28, 1--9; II, 17, 17--25
114
2
Epictetus
On the Doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato III, 3, 13--24
116
2
Galen
Reason, The Emotions, and Faith
118
13
The Fourth Book of Maccabees selections
119
12
Knowledge, Belief, and Skepticism
Knowledge and Expertise
131
12
Laches 189d--201c
132
11
Plato
Knowledge and True Belief
143
13
Meno 80a--86d, 96b--99e
143
11
Plato
Theaetetus 200d--201c
154
2
Plato
Relativism
156
10
Theaetetus 166e--172b, 177c--179b
158
8
Plato
The Structure of a System of Knowledge
166
34
Republic 475b--484a, 507b--511e, 514a--518d, 523a--525b, 531c--535a
166
21
Plato
Posterior Analytics I, 1--3; II, 19
187
6
Aristotle
Metaphysics I, 1--3, II, 1
193
4
Aristotle
Parts of Animals I, 5
197
3
Aristotle
Knowledge from Experience
200
7
Epicurus on Knowledge
201
4
The Stoics on Knowledge
205
2
Skepticism
207
20
Theaetetus 148c--151d
209
4
Plato
Outlines of Pyrrhonism I, 1--30, 100--117; III, 1--12
213
14
Sextus Empiricus
Metaphysical Questions
Reality and Paradox
227
7
The Way of Truth fragments 1--8
227
5
Parmenides
Zeno of Elea Arguments against Motion
232
2
Plato's Forms: For and Against
234
25
Phaedo 73c--76e
235
4
Plato
Phaedo 78c--79a
239
2
Plato
Symposium 209e--212a
241
2
Plato
Republic 596a--597e
243
3
Plato
Parmenides 128e--135c
246
8
Plato
Diogenes of Sinope Lives of the Philosophers VI, 53
254
1
The Stoics on Plato's Forms
254
1
On Forms
255
4
Aristotle
Cause and Explanation
259
21
Hippocratic Writings The Sacred Disease selections
259
5
Phaedo 96a--101e
264
5
Plato
On Coming-to-Be and Passing-Away II, 9
269
1
Aristotle
Physics II, 3, 7--9
270
7
Aristotle
Life of Pericles 6
277
1
Plutarch
The Epicureans against Teleology
278
2
Time
280
17
Physics IV, 10--11, 14
280
5
Aristotle
The Stoics on Time
285
2
Confessions XI, selections
287
10
Augustine
How Should You Live?
The Starting Point For Ethical Reflection
297
5
Rhetoric I, 5 (extract)
297
2
Aristotle
Histories I, 29--34
299
3
Herodotus
The First Theories: Virtue and Happiness
302
17
Democritus Fragments on Ethics
304
1
Gorgias 468e--479e
305
14
Plato
The Major Theories
319
32
Nicomachean Ethics I, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7--10
319
9
Aristotle
The Stoics
On Final Ends III, 16--17, 20--26, 32--39, 42--71
328
10
Cicero
The Epicureans
Letter to Menoeceus 121--135
338
3
Epicurus
On Final Ends I, 29--33, 37--70
341
10
Cicero
Different Directions
351
22
Theaetetus 172b--177c
351
6
Plato
The Gospel of Matthew 5, 2--20
357
3
Enneads I, 4
360
13
Plotinus
Society and the State
Is Nature or Convention the Basis of Society and the State?
373
30
Protagoras 320c--323c
373
2
Plato
Antiphon the Sophist Fragment 7
375
2
Gorgias 482e--484c
377
2
Plato
Crito 50a--54e
379
4
Plato
Republic 358c--360d
383
4
Plato
Politics I, 2
387
3
Aristotle
Politics III, 9
390
3
Aristotle
Epicureans
Principal Doctrines 31--38
393
2
Epicurus
Diogenes of Oenoanda Epicurean Inscription fragment 56
395
1
On Duties III, 37--39
395
2
Cicero
Stoicism
On Laws I, 17--35, 42--45
397
6
Cicero
Political Rule: Expertise and the Rule of Law
403
24
Twofold Arguments 7
404
1
Republic 488a--489c
405
2
Plato
Statesman 291d--303b
407
13
Plato
Politics I, 1; III, 4, 11
420
7
Aristotle
Democracy and the Best Form of Government
427
26
Histories III, 80--83
427
3
Herodotus
The Old Oligarch Selections
430
4
Politics IV, 3, 4, 7--9, 11
434
9
Aristotle
Histories VI, 2
443
10
Polybius
Further Reading
453