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The Stoic Life: Emotions, Duties, and Fate
Tad Brennan
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Description for The Stoic Life: Emotions, Duties, and Fate
Paperback. Stoicism has been one of the main currents of thought in Western civilization for two thousand years. This title offers a guide through the ethical ideas of the original Stoic philosophers, providing translations of the original texts, with annotations that allow readers to pursue further reading. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199217052
SKU
V9780199217052
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Reviews for The Stoic Life: Emotions, Duties, and Fate
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.
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