Published for the first time in Russian, the main philosophical works of the famous ancient philosopher, historian and politician Plutarch of Chaeronea (1st - first half of the 2nd century) consist of treatises in which the tradition of Platonism finds its development, and polemical works aimed at refuting the provisions of philosophy Stoics. The works collected in this volume represent a most valuable source on the history of ancient Platonism and the Stoic philosophical tradition, as well as on ancient mathematics, numerology and harmonics. The publication is intended for specialists and everyone interested in ancient philosophy and culture.

Contents: From editor Plato's questions About the birth of the soul according to Timaeus A shortened version of the treatise “On the birth of the soul according to Timaeus” On the contradictions of the Stoics Summary of the treatise “On what the Stoics say is even more absurd and contradictory than the poets” On general concepts. Against the Stoics Sidash T.G. About Plutarch's polemics with the Stoics Biryukov D.S. The Stoics and the principle of individual identity