The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.

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The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
Author
Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
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London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring :
1656.
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Philosophy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Philosophy -- History.
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THE TABLE.

The fourth Part.

Containing the Cyrenaick, Megarick, Eleack and Eretriack Sects.

  • ARISTIPPUS. Chap. 1. His Country and Parents 1
  • II. How he went to Athens and heard Socrates 2
  • III. How he went to Aegina ibid
  • IV. His instituion of a Sect 3
  • Sect. 1. Of Iudgment and Iudicatories 4
  • Sect. 2. Of the End or chief Good 4
  • Sect. 3. Of Vertue 5
  • V. How he went to Dionysius's Court ibid
  • VI. His Aemulators 6
  • VII. His Apophthegms 8
  • VIII. His Writings 11
  • IX. His Death 12
  • X. His Disciples & successors 14
  • HEGESIAS. Chap. I. His Lfe. 15
  • II. His Philosophy ibid
  • ANNICERIS. Chap. I. His Life 17
  • II. His Philosophy ibid
  • THEODORUS. Chap. I. His Life 19
  • II. His Philosophy 20
  • III. His Death, Writings, &c. 21
  • BION. Chap. I. His Life 22
  • II. His Apopthegms 23
  • III. His Death 24
  • EUCLID. Chap. I. His Country and Master 27
  • II. His institution of a Sect ibid
  • III. His Apophthegms, Writings 28
  • EUBULIDES 29
  • ALEXINUS 31
  • EUPHANTUS 32
  • APOLLONIUS CRONUS ibid
  • DIODORUS. Chap. I. His Life ibid
  • II. His Philosophy 33
  • ICHTHIAS 34
  • CLINOMACHUS ibid
  • STILPO. Chap. I. His Life 35
  • III. His Philosophy 36
  • III. His Disciples 37
  • IV. His death, writings 38
  • PHAEDO 39
  • PISTHENES 40
  • ...

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  • Chap. Pag.
  • MENEDEMUS, Chap. I. His Country, Parent ibid
  • II. His School and Philosophy 41
  • III. His manner of living ibid
  • IV. His Civill Employment 43
  • V. His Vertues and Apophthgmes 44
  • VI. His Departure from Eretria, and Death 46

The Fifth Part.

Containing the Academick Philosophers.

  • PLATO, Chap. I. His Country, Parents and time 〈◊〉〈◊〉
  • II. His first Education, Exercises, and studies 6
  • III. His Masters in Philosophy, and his Travels to that end 7
  • IV. What Authors he follow'd 10
  • V. His School 13
  • VI. How he instituted a Sect 14
  • Sect. 1. Ethick 15
  • Sect. 2. Physick ibid
  • Sect. 3. Dialectick 16
  • VII His Inventions 17
  • VIII. His Distinctions 19
  • IX. His three voyages to Sicily 25
  • X. His Authority in Civill Affairs 34
  • XI. His Vertues and Morall Sentences 37
  • XII. His ill and Death 40
  • XIII. His Disciples and Friends 42
  • XIV. His Aemulators and Detractors 43
  • XV His Writings 45

The Doctrine of Plato delivered by ALCINOVS.

  • Chap. I. Of Philosophy, and how a Philosopher must be qualify'd pag. 56
  • II. That contemplation is to be preferred before Action 57
  • III. The three parts of Philosophy ibid

DIALECTICK.

  • IV. Of the Iudiciary part 58
  • V. The Elements and office of Dialectick 60
  • VI. Of Propositions and argumentations 6
  • VII. Of THEORETCK Philosophy 6
  • VIII. Of first matter 66
  • IX. Of Idaeas 67
  • X. Of God 6
  • XI. Of Qualities 70
  • XII. Of the Causes, generation, Elements, and order of the World ibid
  • XIII. Of the convenience of Figures, with the Elements and World 72
  • XIV. of the Soul of the World, the sphears and Starres 73
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