Topics in Stoic Philosophy (Paperback)

Katerina Ierodiakonou (editor)

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Paperback 268 Pages / Published: 06/12/2001

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Synopsis

Stoicism (third century BC to second century AD) is one of the richest and most influential intellectual traditions of antiquity. Leading scholars here contribute new studies of a set of topics which are the focus of current research in this area. They combine careful analytical attention to the original texts with historical sensitivity and philosophical acuity, to provide the basis for a better understanding of Stoic ethics, political theory, logic, and physics. Whereas till recently the study of Hellenistic philosophy has been mainly a historical enterprise, these essays demonstrate that a proper treatment of Stoicism engages us in philosophical questions of considerable current relevance and interest.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199248803
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 365 g
Dimensions: 217 x 138 x 15 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

Standards of scholarship and clarity are throughout very high ... a collection of articles exhibiting the fine combination of scholarly and philosophical understanding that now marks the best Stoic studies. * J.I.Daniel, The Classical Review, Vol.51, No.1, 2001 *
This collection of essays by prominent philosophers and classicists contains studies that specialists will find valuable... fresh and challenging readings of important issues in Stoic philosophy, which will stimulate additional response from within the scholarly community. Thus, this collection of essays not only demonstrates the vitality of scholarship on Stoicism and Hellenistic philosophy, it also further contributes to it. * Glenn Lesses, Phronesis *