Spinoza and the Stoics

This book provides a systematic examination of the relations between the key elements of Spinoza's philosophy and the Stoics.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Monism; 2. Phantasia and ideas; 3. Conatus and Oikeiosis; 4. Value; 5. Happiness; Conclusion: Spinoza and the Stoics?; Bibliography; Index of names; General index.

About the author

Jon Miller is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University, Ontario. His many publications include Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy (Cambridge, 2003), Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: A Critical Guide (Cambridge, 2011), and The Reception of Aristotle's Ethics (Cambridge, 2012).

Summary

Spinoza and the Stoics is the first book-length systematic examination of the key elements of Spinoza's metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical psychology, and ethics in relation to their Stoic counterparts. It is of great interest to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, early modern philosophy, Spinoza, and the philosophy of the Stoics.

Product details

• Authors: Jon Miller, Jon (Queen's University Miller, Jon (Queen''s University Miller
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781108456043
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45604-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought