Description: Arranged by topic rather than philosophical school, this study gives a comprehensive account of the principal doctrines of the Stoics, Epicureans and various Sceptical traditions from the death of Alexander the Great to about 200 AD.
Review Quotes: ..."this attractive volume...is born from teaching experience, and gives a better understanding of the significance of this aspect of ancient thought."
-"The Journal of Indo-European Studies
..."[Sharples] has written an attractive, brief, and uniformly useful guide for complete novices, that will help students over the initial hurdles to understand the philosophy of the period ... The beginner is in safe hands."
-"Bryn Mawr Classical Review