1 “... of the history of religion, but as part of the wider tendency of Post-Hellenistic philosophy to open up...”

2 “... on the philosophers and schools of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The discussion ranges over four centuries...”

3 “... of Hellenic philosophy are touched on, including the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophers...”

4 “... elaborate responses to Attic philosophy by the major Hellenistic systems: Epicureanism, Stoicism...”