Part I. Hellenistic Philosophy; 1 Fighting over Socrates: The Hellenistic schools; 2 Beware of the Philosopher: The Cynics; 3 Instant Gratification: The Cyrenaics; 4 The Constant Gardener: The Principles of Epicurus; 5 Am I Bothered?: Epicurean Ethics; 6 Nothing to Fear: Epicureans on Death and the Gods; 7 Reaping the Harvest: Lucretius; 8 Walking on Eggshells: Stoic Logic; 9 Nobody's Perfect: The Stoics on Knowledge; 10 We Didn't Start the Fire: The Stoics on Nature; 11 Like a Rolling Stone: Stoic Ethics; 12 Anger Management: Seneca; 13 You Can Chain My Leg: Epictetus; 14 The Philosopher King: Marcus Aurelius; 15 Beyond Belief: Pyrrho and Skepticism; 16 The Know Nothing Party: The Skeptical Academy; 17 Rhetorical Questions: Cicero; 18 Healthy Skepticism: Sextus Empiricus; 19 The Joy of Sects: Ancient Medicine and Philosophy; 20 The Best Doctor is a Philosopher: Galen; Part II. Pagan Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 21 Caesarian Section: Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 22 Middle Men: The Platonic Revival; 23 To the Lighthouse: Philo of Alexandria; 24 Delphic Utterances: Plutarch; 25 Lost and Found: Aristotelianism after Aristotle; 26 Not Written in Stone: Alexander of Aphrodisias; 27 Silver Tongues in Golden Mouths: Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy; 28 Sky Writing: Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy; 29 A God Is My Co-Pilot: The Life and Works of Plotinus; 30 Simplicity Itself: Plotinus on the One and Intellect; 31 On the Horizon: Plotinus on the Soul; 32 A Decorated Corpse: Plotinus on Matter and Evil; 33 King of Animals: Porphyry; 34 Pythagorean Theorems: Iamblichus; 35 Domestic Goddesses and Philosopher Queens: The Household and the State; 36 The Platonic Successor: Proclus; 37 A Tale of Two Cities: The Last Pagan Philosophers; 38 For a Limited Time Only: John Philoponus; Part III. Christian Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 39 Father Figures: Ancient Christian Philosophy; 40 Please Accept our Apologies: The Greek Church Fathers; 41 Fall and Rise: Origen; 42 Three for the Price of One: The Cappadocians; 43 Naming the Nameless: The Pseudo-Dionysius; 44 Double or Nothing: Maximus the Confessor; 45 Practice Makes Perfect: Christian Asceticism; 46 Spreading the Word: The Latin Church Fathers; 47 Life and Time: Augustine's Confessions; 48 Papa Don't Teach: Augustine on Language; 49 Help Wanted: Augustine on Freedom; 50 Heaven and Earth: Augustine's City of God; 51 Me, Myself, and I: Augustine on Mind and Memory; 52 Born Again: Latin Platonism; 53 Fate, Hope, and Clarity: Boethius
Part I. Hellenistic Philosophy; 1 Fighting over Socrates: The Hellenistic schools; 2 Beware of the Philosopher: The Cynics; 3 Instant Gratification: The Cyrenaics; 4 The Constant Gardener: The Principles of Epicurus; 5 Am I Bothered?: Epicurean Ethics; 6 Nothing to Fear: Epicureans on Death and the Gods; 7 Reaping the Harvest: Lucretius; 8 Walking on Eggshells: Stoic Logic; 9 Nobody's Perfect: The Stoics on Knowledge; 10 We Didn't Start the Fire: The Stoics on Nature; 11 Like a Rolling Stone: Stoic Ethics; 12 Anger Management: Seneca; 13 You Can Chain My Leg: Epictetus; 14 The Philosopher King: Marcus Aurelius; 15 Beyond Belief: Pyrrho and Skepticism; 16 The Know Nothing Party: The Skeptical Academy; 17 Rhetorical Questions: Cicero; 18 Healthy Skepticism: Sextus Empiricus; 19 The Joy of Sects: Ancient Medicine and Philosophy; 20 The Best Doctor is a Philosopher: Galen; Part II. Pagan Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 21 Caesarian Section: Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 22 Middle Men: The Platonic Revival; 23 To the Lighthouse: Philo of Alexandria; 24 Delphic Utterances: Plutarch; 25 Lost and Found: Aristotelianism after Aristotle; 26 Not Written in Stone: Alexander of Aphrodisias; 27 Silver Tongues in Golden Mouths: Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy; 28 Sky Writing: Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy; 29 A God Is My Co-Pilot: The Life and Works of Plotinus; 30 Simplicity Itself: Plotinus on the One and Intellect; 31 On the Horizon: Plotinus on the Soul; 32 A Decorated Corpse: Plotinus on Matter and Evil; 33 King of Animals: Porphyry; 34 Pythagorean Theorems: Iamblichus; 35 Domestic Goddesses and Philosopher Queens: The Household and the State; 36 The Platonic Successor: Proclus; 37 A Tale of Two Cities: The Last Pagan Philosophers; 38 For a Limited Time Only: John Philoponus; Part III. Christian Philosophy in the Roman Empire; 39 Father Figures: Ancient Christian Philosophy; 40 Please Accept our Apologies: The Greek Church Fathers; 41 Fall and Rise: Origen; 42 Three for the Price of One: The Cappadocians; 43 Naming the Nameless: The Pseudo-Dionysius; 44 Double or Nothing: Maximus the Confessor; 45 Practice Makes Perfect: Christian Asceticism; 46 Spreading the Word: The Latin Church Fathers; 47 Life and Time: Augustine's Confessions; 48 Papa Don't Teach: Augustine on Language; 49 Help Wanted: Augustine on Freedom; 50 Heaven and Earth: Augustine's City of God; 51 Me, Myself, and I: Augustine on Mind and Memory; 52 Born Again: Latin Platonism; 53 Fate, Hope, and Clarity: Boethius
