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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10052177005X

ISBN-139780521770057

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Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCambridge Companion to the Stoics

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

AuthorBrad Inwood

Subject AreaPhilosophy

SeriesCambridge Companions to Philosophy Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight26 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

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Reviews"...another fine volume in the Cambridge Companion series, a series which always delivers on it promise to give 'specialists' a solid conspectus of the latest scholarship..." -Ancient Philosophy, Jeffrey S. Purinton, 'There is nothing but good to say of this book. For a start, it is excellently organized ... it should go without saying that the quality of the scholarship is outstanding ... the chapters are very easy to read, and yet draw you on to improve your grasp of the topic and the pertinent issues ... No knowledge of ancient languages is assumed, but the clarity of the contributions means that even hardened scholars will profit from the book ... there could be no better introduction to Stoicism than this book.' Heythrop Journal, '... a splendid guide to what is currently going on in work in the Stoics.’Journal of African Christian Thought, '... a splendid guide to what is currently going on in work in the Stoics.'Journal of African Christian Thought, '... useful ... The contributions are well written and together form a comprehensive introduction to Stoicism.' Practical Philosophy, "I thoroughly recommend this book to anybody with an interest in Stoicism, its history, and its legacy. [An] unqualified success. The Companion leaves us not only with a good impression of, and furthered interests in, the Stoics themselves, but also with the systematic question of whether Stoic ethics and moral psychology can be separated from their theoretical and cosmological commitments. If they can, they have a good deal to teach us moderns about the role of reason, emotion and virtue in human life." Dominique Kuenzle, University of Sheffield, Metapsychology, 'â€¦ useful â€¦ The contributions are well written and together form a comprehensive introduction to Stoicism.' Practical Philosophy, 'â€¦ a splendid guide to what is currently going on in work in the Stoics.' Journal of African Christian Thought, 'There is nothing but good to say of this book. For a start, it is excellently organized â€¦ it should go without saying that the quality of the scholarship is outstanding â€¦ the chapters are very easy to read, and yet draw you on to improve your grasp of the topic and the pertinent issues â€¦ No knowledge of ancient languages is assumed, but the clarity of the contributions means that even hardened scholars will profit from the book â€¦ there could be no better introduction to Stoicism than this book.' Heythrop Journal, '... a splendid guide to what is currently going on in work in the Stoics.' Journal of African Christian Thought, '... useful ... The contributions are well written and together form a comprehensive introduction to Stoicism.'Practical Philosophy

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal188

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Stoicism: an intellectual odyssey Brad Inwood; 1. The school, from Zeno to Arius Didymus David Sedley; 2. The school in the Roman imperial period Christopher Gill; 3. Stoic epistemology R. J. Hankinson; 4. Stoic logic Susanne Bobzien; 5. Stoic natural philosophy (physics and cosmology) Michael J. White; 6. Stoic theology Keimpe Algra; 7. Stoic determinism Dorothea Frede; 8. Stoic metaphysics Jacques Brunschwig; 9. Stoic ethics Malcolm Schofield; 10. Stoic moral psychology Tad Brennan; 11. Stoicism and medicine R. J. Hankinson; 12. The stoic contribution to traditional grammar David Blank and Catherine Atherton; 13. The stoics and the astronomical sciences Alexander Jones; 14. Stoic naturalism and its critics T. H. Irwin; 15. Stoicism in the philosophical tradition: Spinoza, Lipsius, Butler A. A. Long.

SynopsisThis volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; and finally, the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism. The study demonstrates how Stoicism refines philosophical traditions, challenges the imagination, and ultimately defines the kind of life one chooses to lead. Advanced students and specialists will discover a conspectus of developments in this interpretation of the Stoics and new readers will be drawn to its accessibility., This volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school and its influence; through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism., This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways: first, through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; second, through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; third, through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism, showing how it refines philosophical traditions, challenges the imagination, and ultimately defines the kind of life one chooses to lead. A distinguished roster of specialists have written an authoritative guide to the entire philosophical tradition. The first two chapters chart the history of the school in the ancient world, and are followed by chapters on the core themes of the Stoic system: epistemology, logic, natural philosophy, theology, determinism, and metaphysics. There are two chapters on what might be thought of as the heart and soul of the Stoics system: ethics.

LC Classification NumberB528 .C26 2003