Roman Stoicism - Being Lectures on History of Stoic Philosophy With Special Reference

Klappentext Originally published in 1911, this book takes the broad view of Stoicism as the bridge between ancient and modern philosophical thought. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1911! this book was formed from a course of lectures delivered to Latin Honours students at the University of Wales. The text takes the broad view of Stoicism as the bridge between ancient and modern philosophical thought. A detailed bibliography is also included. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The world-religions; 2. Heraclitus and Socrates; 3. The academy and the porch; 4. The preaching of Stoicism; 5. The Stoic sect in Rome; 6. Of reason and speech; 7. The foundations of physics; 8. The universe; 9. The supreme problems; 10. Religion; 11. The kingdom of the soul; 12. The law for humanity; 13. Daily duties; 14. Sin and weakness; 15. Counsels of perfection; 16. Stoicism in Roman history and literature; 17. The Stoic strain in Christianity; Bibliography; General index; Greek index.

Product details

• Authors: E. Vernon Arnold, Arnold E. Vernon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2015
• EAN: 9781107594135
• ISBN: 978-1-107-59413-5
• No. of pages: 482
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500