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How is it possible that modern scholars have labelled Maximus of Tyre, a second-century CE performer of philosophical orations, as a sophist or a 'half-philosopher', while his own self-presentation is that of a genuine philosopher? If we take Maximus' claim to philosophical authority seriously, his case can deepen our understanding of the dynamic nature of Imperial philosophy. Through a discursive analysis of twelve Imperial intellectuals alongside Maximus' dialexeis, the author proposes an interpretative framework to assess the purpose behind the representation of philosophy,...

This volume brings together scholars from the fields of classics and psychology in order to determine what they have to offer to each other in terms of hermeneutic approaches, research questions, and methodological legitimation. Both are to be conceived in the widest sense possible, comprising ancient philosophy, history, rhetoric, and literature, as well as psychoanalysis, social psychology, theories of emotion, and neuroscience.