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Beitr�Ange zur Altertumskunde : Diagoras of Melos : A Contribution to the History of Ancient Atheism.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Polish Series: Beitr�age zur Altertumskunde ; Bd. 350.Publication details: De Gruyter, 2016-07-11 00:00:00.0.Description: 1 online resource (242)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 3110448041
  • 9783110448047
  • 9783110448054
  • 311044805X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 211.8092 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2790.D53 W5613 2016
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Contents:
Preface ; Contents ; Abbreviations ; I. Current State of Research ; II. Analysis of the More Important Sources ; 1. Hermippus ; 2. The comedies of Aristophanes ; A. The Clouds ; B. The Birds ; C. The Frogs ; 3. Pseudo-Lysias ; 4. Philodemus of Gadara ; 5. Diodorus Siculus.
6. The gnomological tradition 7. Scholia to the comedies of Aristophanes ; 8. The Arabic tradition ; A. Abu l-Wafa? al-Muba�s�sir ibn Fatik ; B. Ibn Durayd ; C. Qusta ibn Luqa ; D. Pseudo Al-Ga?i? ; III. The Life of Diagoras ; 1. Dating ; 2. Curriculum vitae.
IV. The Problem of Diagoras' Atheism 1. Methodological issues ; 2. The origins of atheism in ancient Greece ; 3. Reasons for Diagoras' atheism ; 4. Books attributed to Diagoras ; A.?p?p???????te?????? ; a. Interpretation of the title ; b. The question of authorship.
B. F??????????? C. Conclusions ; 5. Anecdotes presenting Diagoras' critical attitude towards religion ; A. Throwing a statue of Heracles into the fire ; B. Other anecdotes ; C. Why were Diagoras' words and deeds also attributed to Diogenes of Sinope?
6. Was Diagoras a radical atheist? V. Diagoras as the Supposed Author of the Commentary on the Derveni Papyrus ; VI. Conclusions ; Appendix I: Diagoras as an Impious Person and Atheist ; Appendix II: Contra Deos Testimonium.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-198) and indexes.

Preface ; Contents ; Abbreviations ; I. Current State of Research ; II. Analysis of the More Important Sources ; 1. Hermippus ; 2. The comedies of Aristophanes ; A. The Clouds ; B. The Birds ; C. The Frogs ; 3. Pseudo-Lysias ; 4. Philodemus of Gadara ; 5. Diodorus Siculus.

6. The gnomological tradition 7. Scholia to the comedies of Aristophanes ; 8. The Arabic tradition ; A. Abu l-Wafa? al-Muba�s�sir ibn Fatik ; B. Ibn Durayd ; C. Qusta ibn Luqa ; D. Pseudo Al-Ga?i? ; III. The Life of Diagoras ; 1. Dating ; 2. Curriculum vitae.

IV. The Problem of Diagoras' Atheism 1. Methodological issues ; 2. The origins of atheism in ancient Greece ; 3. Reasons for Diagoras' atheism ; 4. Books attributed to Diagoras ; A.?p?p???????te?????? ; a. Interpretation of the title ; b. The question of authorship.

B. F??????????? C. Conclusions ; 5. Anecdotes presenting Diagoras' critical attitude towards religion ; A. Throwing a statue of Heracles into the fire ; B. Other anecdotes ; C. Why were Diagoras' words and deeds also attributed to Diogenes of Sinope?

6. Was Diagoras a radical atheist? V. Diagoras as the Supposed Author of the Commentary on the Derveni Papyrus ; VI. Conclusions ; Appendix I: Diagoras as an Impious Person and Atheist ; Appendix II: Contra Deos Testimonium.

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