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The Stoics: A Guide for the Perplexed: Guides for the Perplexed

Autor M. Andrew Holowchak
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 apr 2008
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781847060440
ISBN-10: 1847060447
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
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Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to the Stoics for the first time.

Cuprins

Contents:; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Stoic Sage; 2. The Stoic Progressor; 3. Equanimity in Adversity; 4. Equanimity in Prosperity; 5. The Heroic Course; Ancient Sources; Index.


Recenzii

'Holowchak has produced a work of the Golden Mean.  On the one hand, he has given us a clear and lively introduction to Stoicism, with emphasis on ethics.  Yet, at the same time, he offers pointers for studying the Stoics in more depth.' Allan Bäck, Professor of Philosophy, Kutztown University, USA
Mention in bibliography of Anuario Filosofico, XLII/1 (2009), pp 241.
'Holowchak has produced a work of the Golden Mean. On the one hand, he has given us a clear and lively introduction to Stoicism, with emphasis on ethics. Yet, at the same time, he offers pointers for studying the Stoics in more depth.' Allan Back, Professor of Philosophy, Kutztown University, USA

Notă biografică

M. Andrew Holowchak is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, USA.


Descriere

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.