The Lantern

The Preparation of the Gospel · BOOK 141

CCEL

BOOK XIV

CONTENTS

I. Preface concerning the subject of the Book p. 717 a

II. On the mutual contradiction and conflict of the philosophers p. 717 d

III. On the harmony of the Hebrew writers p. 719 b

IV. How Plato has accused his predecessors. From the Theaetetus p. 720 d

V. On the first successors of Plato. From Numenius the Pythagorean p. 737 b

VI. On Arcesilaus, the founder of the second Academy. From the same p. 730 b

VII. Of Lacydes, the successor of Arcesilaus. From the same p. 734 a

VIII. Of Carneades, the founder of the third Academy. From the same p. 737 b

IX. Of Philo, who succeeded Cleitomachus, the successor of Carneades. From the same p. 739 b

X. That among the Greek philosophers there are conjectures, and logomachies, and much error. From Porphyry's Epistle to Nectenabo and other sources p. 741 b

XI. Concerning geometry, and astronomy, and syllogisms. From Xenophon's Memorabilia p. 743 b

XII. Concerning the professors of Natural Science. From the same, in the Epistle to Aeschines p. 745 a

XIII. On gymnastic and music. From Plato's Republic p. 746 a

XIV. Opinions of philosophers on First Principles. From Plutarch p. 747 d

XV. On the doctrine of Anaxagoras. From Plato p. 750 d

XVI. Opinions of philosophers concerning gods. From Plutarch p. 753 b

XVII. Against the School of Xenophanes and Parmenides, who rejected the senses. From the eighth Book of Aristocles On philosophy p. 756 b

XVIII. Against the followers of Pyrrhon, called Sceptics or Ephectics, who declared that nothing can be clearly apprehended. From Aristocles p. 758 c

XIX. Against the philosophers of the School of Aristippus, who say that only feelings can be apprehended, and that of other things there is no apprehension. From the same p. 764 c

XX. Against the School of Metrodorus and Protagoras, who say that the senses alone are to be trusted. From the same p. 766 b

XXI. Against the Epicureans, who define the good as pleasure. From the same p. 768 d

XXII. Further against those who define the good as pleasure. From the Philebus of Plato p. 770 b

XXIII. Against the Epicureans, who deny a Providence, and refer the universe to corporeal atoms. From Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria, On Nature p. 772 d

XXIV. From human examples. From the same p. 773 d

XXV. From the constitution of the universe. From the same p. 774 d

XXVI. From the nature of man. From the same p. 778 c

XXVII. That to God there is no toil in working. From the same p. 781 a