Stoicism: Traditions and Transformations

ISBN 10: 052118164X / ISBN 13: 9780521181648

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

Seller Inventory # I-9780521181648

Synopsis:

Stoicism is now widely recognised as one of the most important philosophical schools of ancient Greece and Rome. But how did it influence Western thought after Greek and Roman antiquity? The question is a difficult one to answer because the most important Stoic texts have been lost since the end of the classical period, though not before early Christian thinkers had borrowed their ideas and applied them to discussions ranging from dialectic to moral theology. Later philosophers became familiar with Stoic teachings only indirectly, often without knowing that an idea came from the Stoics. The contributors recruited for this volume, first published in 2004, include some of the leading international scholars of Stoicism as well as experts in later periods of philosophy. They trace the impact of Stoicism and Stoic ideas from late antiquity through the medieval and modern periods.

About the Authors: Steven K. Strange was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.

Jack Zupko is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stoicism: Traditions and Transformations
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New