The Stoics: A Guide for the Perplexed

Zusatztext Mention in bibliography of Anuario Filosofico, XLII/1 (2009), pp 241. Informationen zum Autor M. Andrew Holowchak is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wilkes University , Pennsylvania , USA . Vorwort An introduction to the Stoics, ideal for undergraduate students taking courses in Ethics and Ancient Philosophy. Zusammenfassung Providing ancient and modern-day examples to illustrate Stoic principles, this book guides readers through the themes and ideas of Stoic thought. It presents Stoicism as an ethically viable way of life through rejecting their notion of ethical perfectionism in favour of a type of ethical progressivism consistent with other Stoic principles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents:List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The Stoic Sage2. The Stoic Progressor3. Equanimity in Adversity4. Equanimity in Prosperity5. The Heroic CourseAncient SourcesIndex

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• Autori: Andrew M. Holowchak, M Andrew Holowchak, M. Andrew Holowchak, Mark Holowchak, Holowchak M. Andrew
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.04.2008
• EAN: 9781847060440
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-044-0
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Guides for the Perplexed; Guides for the Perplexed
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Ethik und Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500