Hierocles (Stoic)
Hierocles was an ancient Greek philosopher . He lived in the 2nd century and belonged to the direction of the Stoics . He used to be called "Hierocles of Alexandria" because it was believed that he came from Alexandria in Egypt. This could lead to confusion with the Neoplatonist Hierocles of Alexandria . According to current research there is no reason to assume that the Stoic came from Alexandria.
About two-thirds of his comments on ethics are preserved in Codex Berolinensis Papyrus 9780; further fragments can be found in the extensive excerpts of Johannes Stobaios . Hierokles dealt with questions of ethics from a practical point of view and in the form of instructions for action in daily life. Similar to Epictetus or Musonius , he seems to have dispensed with a strict system and did not use any theological-anthropological foundation for his explanations.
expenditure
- Guido Bastianini , Anthony A. Long (eds.): Hierocles . In: Corpus dei Papiri Filosofici Greci e Latini , Part 1, Vol. 1 **, Olschki, Firenze 1992, ISBN 88-222-3918-0 , pp. 268–451 (critical edition with Italian translation and commentary)
literature
- Richard Goulet: Hiéroclès . In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques , Vol. 3, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-271-05748-5 , pp. 686-688
- Brad Inwood : Hierocles: Theory and Argument in the Second Century AD. In: Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 2, 1984, pp. 151-183
- Gretchen Reydams-Schils: Hierocles. In: Christoph Riedweg et al. (Hrsg.): Philosophy of the imperial era and late antiquity (= outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity. Volume 5/1). Schwabe, Basel 2018, ISBN 978-3-7965-3698-4 , pp. 174–177, 236
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hierocles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hierocles of Alexandria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient philosopher, stoic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century or 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century or 3rd century |