The Passionate Intellect - 9781560002109

Taylor & Francis

The Passionate IntellectEssays on the Transformation of Classical Traditions presented to Professor I.G. Kidd\nAuthor(s): Lewis Ayres\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781560002109, 978-1560002109\nSynopsis\nIan Kidd, of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, has long been known as a world-class scholar of ancient philosophy and of Posidonius, in particular. Through his long struggle with the fragments of Posidonius, Kidd has done more than any other scholar of ancient philosophy to dispel the myth of \""Pan-Posidonianism.\"" He has presented a clearer picture of the Posidonius to whom we may have access. The Passionate Intellect is both a Festschrift offered to Professor Kidd and an important collection of essays on the transformation of classical traditions.\n\nThe bulk of this volume is built around the theme of Kidd's own inaugural lecture at St. Andrews, \""The Passionate Intellect.\"" Many of the contributions fol.