This work explores the schools of thought that developed in the wake of Platonism through the time of Augustine. The 11 separately authored in-depth articles include:

• Aristotle the scientist, David Furley, Princeton University
• Aristotle: logic and metaphysics, Alan Code, Ohio State University
• Aristotle: aesthetics and philosophy of mind, David Gallop, Trent University, Ontario
• Aristotle: ethics and politics, Stephen White, University of Texas at Austin
• The peripatetic school, Robert Sharples, University College, London
• Hellenistic science and mathematics, Alan C. Bowen, Institute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science, New Jersey
• Epicureanism, Philip Mitsis, Cornell University
• Stoicism, Brad Inwood, University of Toronto
• Ancient skepticism, Michael Frede, Keble College, Oxford
• Neo-Platonism, Eyjdfur Kjalar Emilsson, University of Iceland
• Augustine, G.J.P. O’Daly, University College London.