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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2021

René Brouwer
René Brouwer
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Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
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In this chapter the topic of the interaction between Roman law and Hellenistic philosophy in the late Republican era is introduced, with reference to earlier treatments in modern scholarship. Furthermore, preliminary issues are brought up, such as the problem of the sources, the characterisations of law and philosophy as practices – law as a practice of dispute resolution and philosophy as practiced within schools or haereseis with different outlooks -, and the role of rhetoric in the interaction.

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HellenismRomanistsancient philosophersPomponiusCicerocivil lawlove of wisdomhaeresisrhetoric
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Law and Philosophy in the Late Roman Republic , pp. 1 - 21
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • René Brouwer, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Book: Law and Philosophy in the Late Roman Republic
  • Online publication: 29 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868907.002
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  • Introduction
  • René Brouwer, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Book: Law and Philosophy in the Late Roman Republic
  • Online publication: 29 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868907.002
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  • Introduction
  • René Brouwer, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Book: Law and Philosophy in the Late Roman Republic
  • Online publication: 29 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868907.002
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