The Stoic Life
Emotions, Duties, and Fate
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 25 January 2007
- ISBN 9780199217052
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 215x138x19 mm
- Weight 449 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Tad Brennan explains how to live the Stoic life - and why we might want to. Stoicism has been one of the main currents of thought in Western civilization for two thousand years: Brennan offers a fascinating guide through the ethical ideas of the original Stoic philosophers, and shows how valuable these ideas remain today, both intellectually and in practice. He writes in a lively informal style which will bring Stoicism to life for readers who are new to ancient philosophy. The Stoic Life will also be of great interest to philosophers and classicists seeking a full understanding of the intellectual legacy of the Stoics.
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Tad Brennan explains how to live the Stoic life - and why we might want to. Stoicism has been one of the main currents of thought in Western civilization for two thousand years: Brennan offers a fascinating guide through the ethical ideas of the original Stoic philosophers, and shows how valuable these ideas remain today, both intellectually and in practice. He writes in a lively informal style which will bring Stoicism to life for readers who are new to ancient philosophy. The Stoic Life will also be of great interest to philosophers and classicists seeking a full understanding of the intellectual legacy of the Stoics.
Brennan starts from scrupulous attention to the evidence (references are provided to all of the standard collections of Stoic texts). He provides translations of the original texts, with extensive annotations that will allow readers to pursue further reading. No knowledge of Greek is required. An introductory section provides context by introducing the reader to the most important figures in the Stoic school, the philosophical climate in which they worked, and a brief summary of the leading tenets of the Stoic system. After this context is established, the book is divided into three sections. The first provides a thorough exploration of the Stoic school's theories of psychology, focusing on their analyses of fear, desire, and other emotions. The second develops the more centrally ethical topics of value, obligation, and right action. The third part explores the Stoic school's views on fate, determinism, and moral responsibility.
For anyone interested in the origins of Western ethical thought, who wishes to understand the vast influence that Stoic philosophy has had on philosophy and religion up to our time, this book will be essential reading.
T.B's book is an imporatnt contribution to the subject and it should not be missed by anybody with an interest in Stoic ethics.
Table of Contents:
I. Introduction
Why be a Stoic?
The Ancient Stoics: People and Sources
The Ancient Philosophical Background
A Philosophical Orientation to Stoicism
II. Psychology
Impressions and Assent
Belief and Knowledge
Impulses and Emotions
III. Ethics
Goods and Indifferents
Final Ends
Oikeiosis and Others
Befitting Actions, Part I
Befitting Actions, Part II
Befitting Actions, Part III
IV. Fate
God and Fate
Necessity and Responsibility
The Lazy Argument
The Evolution of the Will
Conclusion
Taking Stock
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