- Acknowledgments
- Translator’s Note
- Introduction
- I. The Platonic Definition of “Philosopher” and Its Antecedents
- 1. Philosophy before Philosophy
- 2. The Inception of the Idea of “Doing Philosophy”
- 3. The Figure of Socrates
- 4. The Definition of “Philosopher” in Plato’s Symposium
- II. Philosophy as a Way of Life
- 5. Plato and the Academy
- 6. Aristotle and His School
- 7. The Hellenistic Schools
- 8. Philosophical Schools in the Imperial Period
- 9. Philosophy and Philosophical Discourse
- III. Interruption and Continuity: The Middle Ages and Modern Times
- 10. Christianity as a Revealed Philosophy
- 11. Eclipses and Recurrences of the Ancient Concept of Philosophy
- 12. Questions and Perspectives
- Notes
- Quotations of Ancient Texts
- Selected Bibliography
- Chronology
- Index
What Is Ancient Philosophy?
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