Table of Contents

1 The Riddle of the Academy
A: The Physical Structure of the Academy
B: Plato's Intellectual Legacy
2. Speusippus and the Search for an Adequate System of Principles
A: Life and Works
B: Philosophy
3. Xenocrates and the Systematization of Platonism
A: Life and Works
B: Philosophy
4. Polemon, Champion of Ethical Praxis
A: Life and Works
B: Philosophy
5. Minor Figures
A: Philippus of Opus
B: Hermodorus of Syracuse
C: Heraclides of Pontus
D: Crantor of Soli
E: Conclusion
6. Epilogue: Arcesilaus and the Turn to Scepticism

Reviews

Review from previous edition Dillon's book [contains a] wealth of information and systematic analysis. Classicists and philosophers will learn a great deal from reading it. Also, they will probably enjoy Dillon's clear and often witty prose, as I did. Voula Tsouna, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews