The Ethics of Philodemus.

350 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Zustand: Minimal beriebener Schutzumschlag. Ansonsten im einwandfreien Zustand. Beiliegend eine Rezension aus der Times Literary Supplement vom 11. Juli 2008. / Condition: Minimally rubbed dust jacket. Otherwise in perfect condition. Enclosed is a review from the Times Literary Supplement dated July 11, 2008. - Content: The Ethics of Philodemus took about a decade to write. During this period I had the privilege and pleasure to interact frequently with several scholars who have been working on the Herculaneum papyri, in particular on Philodemus’ extant remains. My first thanks are addressed to David Sedley, who read earlier drafts of my manuscript and whose detailed comments led to substantial improvements. I owe an important debt as well to the late Marcello Gigante from whose learning and encouragement I have often benefited. I think of him with respect and affection. Warm thanks also to all the members of the Centro Intemazionale per lo Studio dei Papiri Ercolanesi in Naples for their hospitality and their help with difficult readings. My research on the book was aided by participation in conferences, seminars, and workshops on Philodemus, many of them hosted by members of the Philodemus Translation Project and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. I am very grateful to my fellow participants, many of whom are valued friends, for their input, and to the institutions that sponsored these events. A special word of thanks is due to David Armstrong and Ben Henry for making available to me their unpublished text and translation of the extant remains of Philodemus’ On Anger and On Death. My chapters on these topics reveal how indebted I am to their work. Moreover, I should like to acknowledge the friendly assistance of Daniel and Joelle Delattre on numerous occasions. I presented drafts of some material of the book at University College London, the London Institute of Classical Studies, the University of Cambridge, the Ecole Normale de Hautes Etudes, the Institut de Papyrologie and the Université de Paris IV—René Descartes, the Université de Lille III, the Symposium Hellenisticum 2004 held at the University of Rome, the University of Athens, the Central European University (Budapest), the University of Texas at Austin, and Stanford University. I have benefited enormously from the reactions of these audiences and would like to extend to them my sincerest thanks. Although I do not acknowledge here my debts individually, most of them, I hope, are recorded in particular chapters and in the bibliography. Other debts are more difficult to pin down—a stimulating conversation, insights into a philosophical perplexity, a tough question, a fetching suggestion, the copy of a book hard to find, and so on. I have received these forms of help and many more, and I am grateful to the people who provided them — papyrologists, classicists, and philosophers, including my own colleagues and students at UCSB. Also, I would like to thank OUP, its staff and collaborators, for an exemplary process of reviewing and pubheation. The criticisms and comments of the four readers for the press have been invaluable. I am, of course, solely responsible for the errors that remain. I dedicate the book to the memory of my father, Kostas Tsounas. I have confidendy relied on his intelligence, kindness, and generosity, and most of all his unconditional love. I shall always be grateful to him for these reasons, and also for having taught me something about myself and about the complexities of the human heart. I also dedicate the book to my mother, Zoe Tsouna, Richard McKirahan, and our daughter, Eleni, for their love and patience and for times of happiness. Richard’s forbearance was put to the test over the years, as he read and commented on many drafts of the manuscript and often debated with me what the texts actually say. I prepared the final version of the book during a sabbatical year 2005-6 in Athens, my native city. It was a kind of magical homecoming, and I should Eke to express my thankfulness and my love to those that made it so. ISBN 9780199292172