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Author Winiarczyk, Marek.

Title BeitrÄnge zur Altertumskunde : Diagoras of Melos : A Contribution to the History of Ancient Atheism.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : De Gruyter, 2016-07-11 00:00:00.0.

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Series Beiträge zur Altertumskunde, 1616-0452 ; Band 350
Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; Bd. 350.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-198) and indexes.
Contents Preface ; Contents ; Abbreviations ; I. Current State of Research ; II. Analysis of the More Important Sources ; 1. Hermippus ; 2. The comedies of Aristophanes ; A. The Clouds ; B. The Birds ; C. The Frogs ; 3. Pseudo-Lysias ; 4. Philodemus of Gadara ; 5. Diodorus Siculus.
6. The gnomological tradition 7. Scholia to the comedies of Aristophanes ; 8. The Arabic tradition ; A. Abu l-Wafa? al-Mubaššir ibn Fatik ; B. Ibn Durayd ; C. Qusta ibn Luqa ; D. Pseudo Al-Ga?i? ; III. The Life of Diagoras ; 1. Dating ; 2. Curriculum vitae.
IV. The Problem of Diagoras' Atheism 1. Methodological issues ; 2. The origins of atheism in ancient Greece ; 3. Reasons for Diagoras' atheism ; 4. Books attributed to Diagoras ; A.?p?p???????te?????? ; a. Interpretation of the title ; b. The question of authorship.
B. F??????????? C. Conclusions ; 5. Anecdotes presenting Diagoras' critical attitude towards religion ; A. Throwing a statue of Heracles into the fire ; B. Other anecdotes ; C. Why were Diagoras' words and deeds also attributed to Diogenes of Sinope?
6. Was Diagoras a radical atheist? V. Diagoras as the Supposed Author of the Commentary on the Derveni Papyrus ; VI. Conclusions ; Appendix I: Diagoras as an Impious Person and Atheist ; Appendix II: Contra Deos Testimonium.
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Subject Diagoras (Of Melos)
Diagoras (Of Melos)
Atheism -- Greece -- History.
Atheism.
Greece.
History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
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