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| Author | : Alex Long |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2013-09-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107040590 |
Seven essays provide new and detailed explorations of the complex relationship between Plato and the Greek and Roman Stoic traditions.
| Author | : A. G. Long |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2013-09-26 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1107435536 |
Plato was central both to the genesis of Stoic theory and to subsequent debates within the Stoa. These essays provide new and detailed explorations of the complex relationship between Plato and the Greek and Roman Stoic traditions, and together they show the directness and independence with which Stoics examined Plato's writing. What were the philosophical incentives to consulting and then returning to Plato's dialogues? To what extent did Plato, rather than Xenophon or Antisthenes, control Stoic reconstructions of Socrates' ethics? What explains the particular focus of Stoic polemic against Plato, and how strong is the evidence for a later reconciliation between Plato and Stoicism? This book will be important for all scholars and advanced students interested in the relationship between a major philosopher and one of the most important philosophical movements.
| Author | : Troels Engberg-Pedersen |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 2017-02-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107166195 |
This book explores the process during 100 BCE-100 CE by which dualistic Platonism became the reigning school in philosophy.
| Author | : Catherine Wilson |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2019-09-24 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1541672623 |
A leading philosopher shows that if the pursuit of happiness is the question, Epicureanism is the answer Epicureanism has a reputation problem, bringing to mind gluttons with gout or an admonition to eat, drink, and be merry. In How to Be an Epicurean, philosopher Catherine Wilson shows that Epicureanism isn't an excuse for having a good time: it's a means to live a good life. Although modern conveniences and scientific progress have significantly improved our quality of life, many of the problems faced by ancient Greeks -- love, money, family, politics -- remain with us in new forms. To overcome these obstacles, the Epicureans adopted a philosophy that promoted reason, respect for the natural world, and reverence for our fellow humans. By applying this ancient wisdom to a range of modern problems, from self-care routines and romantic entanglements to issues of public policy and social justice, Wilson shows us how we can all fill our lives with purpose and pleasure.
| Author | : Alex Long |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Stoics |
| ISBN | : 9781107418653 |
Plato was central both to the genesis of Stoic theory and to subsequent debates within the Stoa. These essays provide new and detailed explorations of the complex relationship between Plato and the Greek and Roman Stoic traditions, and together they show the directness and independence with which Stoics examined Plato's writing. What were the philosophical incentives to consulting and then returning to Plato's dialogues? To what extent did Plato, rather than Xenophon or Antisthenes, control Stoic reconstructions of Socrates' ethics? What explains the particular focus of Stoic polemic against Plato, and how strong is the evidence for a later reconciliation between Plato and Stoicism? This book will be important for all scholars and advanced students interested in the relationship between a major philosopher and one of the most important philosophical movements.
| Author | : M. D. Usher |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2020-10-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1108879411 |
The Greeks and Romans have been charged with destroying the ecosystems within which they lived. In this book, however, M. D. Usher argues rather that we can find in their lives and thought the origin of modern ideas about systems and sustainability, important topics for humans today and in the future. With chapters running the gamut of Greek and Roman experience – from the Presocratics and Plato to Roman agronomy and the Benedictine Rule – Plato's Pigs brings together unlikely bedfellows, both ancient and modern, to reveal surprising connections. Lively prose and liberal use of anecdotal detail, including an afterword about the author's own experiments with sustainable living on his sheep farm in Vermont, add a strong authorial voice. In short, this is a unique, first-of-its-kind book that is sure to be of interest to anyone working in Classics, environmental studies, philosophy, ecology, or the history of ideas.
| Author | : Mauro Bonazzi |
| Publisher | : Leuven University Press |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9058676250 |
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Series 1, No. 39This book examines the important but largely neglected issue of the intricate mutual influences between Platonism and Stoicism in the Hellenistic period, the Imperial Age, and after. Although this interrelationship is often termed "eclecticism," the authors of Platonic Stoicism reveal that the situation is much more complicated. Far from being eclectics, most Stoics and Platonists consciously appropriated material and integrated it into their own philosophical system. The dialogue between Platonists and Stoics testifies to active debate and controversy on central topics such as psychology, epistemology, physics, and ethics.
| Author | : René Brouwer |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2014-01-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107024218 |
The first ever book-length study of the influential Stoic concept of wisdom.
| Author | : John Sellars |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2013-10-16 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1472521110 |
Ancient philosophy was conceived as a way of life or an art of living, but if ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? John Sellars explores this question through a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy. He considers the Socratic background to Stoic thinking about philosophy and Sceptical objections raised by Sextus Empiricus, and offers readings of late Stoic texts by Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Sellars argues that the conception of philosophy as an 'art of living', inaugurated by Socrates and developed by the Stoics, has persisted since antiquity and remains a living alternative to modern attempts to assimilate philosophy to the natural sciences. It also enables us to rethink the relationship between an individual's philosophy and their biography. The book appears here in paperback for the first time with a new Preface by the author.
| Author | : St. George Stock |
| Publisher | : The Floating Press |
| Total Pages | : 81 |
| Release | : 2010-07-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1775418448 |
One of the most influential schools of classical philosophy, stoicism emerged in the third century BCE and later grew in popularity through the work of proponents such as Seneca and Epictetus. This informative introductory volume provides an overview and brief history of the stoicism movement.
