Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy

541 Pages·2015·2.55 MB·English

by  Anthony Preus

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AncientGreekPhilosophy,SecondEdition,byAnthonyPreus,2015
Historical Dictionary of
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Second Edition
Anthony Preus
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HistoricaldictionaryofancientGreekphilosophy/AnthonyPreus.—SecondEdition.
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Contents
Editor’sForeword ix
Acknowledgments xi
AcronymsandAbbreviations xiii
Chronology xix
Introduction 1
THEDICTIONARY 27
Glossary 419
Bibliography 439
AbouttheAuthor 515
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