Heraclides of Pontus: Discussion.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Allover very good and clean. - Contents: Preface -- Contributors -- Hans Benedikt Gottschalk: In Memoriam by J. Roger Gair -- Bibliography of Hans B. Gottschalk -- 1. La Tradizione Papirologica di Eraclide Pontico by Tiziano Dorandi -- 2. Heraclides� Intellectual Context by Jorgen Mejer -- 3. Heraclides of Pontus and the Philosophical Dialogue by Matthew Fox -- 4. Heraclides, On Pleasure by Eckart Sch�trumpf -- 5. Heraclides� On Soul (?) and Its Ancient Readers by Inna Kupreeva -- 6. �Unjointed Masses�: A Note on Heraclides� Physical Theory by Robert W. Sharples -- 7. Heraclides on the Rotation of the Earth: Texts, Contexts and Continuities by Robert B. Todd and Alan C. Bowen -- 8. Heraclides of Pontus on the Motions of Venus and Mercury by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd -- 9. Heliocentrism in or out of Heraclides by Paul T. Keyser -- 10. The Woman not Breathing by Philip van der Eijk -- 11. Heraclides of Pontus on Homer by Malcolm Heath -- 12. Heraclides and Musical History by Andrew Barker. - Heraclides of Pontus hailed from the shores of the Black Sea. He studied with Aristotle in Plato�s Academy, and became a respected member of that school. During Plato�s third trip to Sicily, Heraclides served as head of the Academy and was almost elected its head on the death of Speusippus. Heraclides� interests were diverse. He wrote on the movements of the planets and the basic matter of the universe. He adopted a materialistic theory of soul, which he considered immortal and subject to reincarnation. He discussed pleasure, and like Aristotle, he commented on the Homeric poems. In addition, he concerned himself with religion, music and medical issues. None of Heraclides� works have survived intact, but in antiquity his dialogues were much admired and often pillaged for sententiae and the like. The contributions presented here comment on Heraclides� life and thought. They include �La Tradizione Papirologica di Eraclide Pontico� by Tiziano Dorandi, �Heraclides� Intellectual Context� by Jorgen Mejer, and �Heraclides of Pontus and the Philosophical Dialogue� by Matthew Fox. There is also discussion of Heraclides� understanding of pleasure and of the human soul: �Heraclides on Pleasure" by Eckart Schiitrumpf and �Heraclides on the Soul and Its Ancient Readers� by Inna Kupreeva. In addition, there are essays that address Heraclides� physics and astronomical theories: �Unjointed Masses: A Note on Heraclides Physical Theory� by Robert W. Sharples; �Heliocentrism in or out of Heraclides� by Paul T. Keyser, �The Reception of Heraclides� Theory of the Rotation of the Earth from Posidonius to Simplicius: Texts, Contexts and Continuities� by Robert B. Todd and Alan C. Bowen, and �Heraclides of Pontus on the Motions of Venus and Mercury� by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd. Finally, there are essays that view Heraclides from the stand point of ancient medicine, literary criticism and musical theory: �Heraclides on Diseases and on the Woman Who Did Not Breathe� by Philip van der Eijk, �Heraclides of Pontus on Homer� by Malcolm Heath, and �Heraclides and Musical History� by Andrew Barker. - William W. Fortenbaugh is professor emeritus of classics at Rutgers University and editor of Transaction�s series on Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities. Elizabeth Pender is lecturer in the Department of Classics at the University of Leeds. ISBN 9781412807982