Chapter II

CHARACTER AND CHIEF FEATURES OF THE POST-ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY.

A. Causes forming the post-Aristotelian philosophy 15
1. Political causes 15
2. Intellectual causes 17
B. Common characteristics of the post-Aristotelian philosophy 19
1. Theory subordinated to practice 19
2. Peculiar mode of treating the practical problem 21
3. These peculiarities illustrated by subsequent
philosophy 22
C. Development of the post-Aristotelian philosophy 25
1. Dogmatic Schools—Stoics and Epicureans, Dogmatic
Scepticism 25
2. Sceptical Schools—influences producing—Scepticism and
Eclecticism 26
3. Religious School of Neoplatonists 31

PART II.

THE STOICS.

CHAPTER III.

HISTORY OF THE STOICS UNTIL THE END OF THE SECOND CENTURY B.C.

A. Zeno 36
B. Pupils of Zeno 40
1. Cleanthes 40
2. Aristo and Herillus 41
3. Other pupils 43
C. Chrysippus and the later Stoics 45
1. Chrysippus 45
2. Later Stoics 48

CHAPTER IV.

AUTHORITIES FOR THE STOIC PHILOSOPHY; ITS PROBLEM AND DIVISIONS.

A. Authorities 53
1. Review of authorities 53
2. Use to be made of authorities 55
B. Problem proposed to the Stoic philosophy 56
1. Its practical character 56
2. Necessity for intellectual knowledge 58
3. Attitude towards logic and natural science of Aristo—
of Zeno and Cleanthes 59
C. Divisions of philosophy 66
1. Threefold division 67
2. Relative importance of each part 68