Stoic Philosophy by J M Rist

Stoic Philosophy by J M Rist

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Professor Rist examines in detail a series of philosophical problems discussed by leading members of the Stoic school. He is concerned with the meaning and purpose of such Stoic paradoxes as 'all sins are equal', and the philosophical interrelation of Stoic physics and ethics as well as Stoic logic.

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Stoic Philosophy by J M Rist

Literature on the Stoa usually concentrates on historical accounts of the development of the school and on Stoicism as a social movement. In this 1977 text, Professor Rist's approach is to examine in detail a series of philosophical problems discussed by leading members of the Stoic school. He is not concerned with social history or with the influence of Stoicism on popular beliefs in the Ancient world, but with such questions as the relation between Stoicism and the thought of Aristotle, the meaning and purpose of such Stoic paradoxes as 'all sins are equal', and the philosophical interrelation of Stoic physics and ethics. There are chapters on aspects of Stoic logic and on the thought of particular thinkers such as Panaetius and Posidonius, but ethical problems occupy the centre of the stage.
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ISBN 13 9780521292016
ISBN 10 0521292018
Title Stoic Philosophy
Author J M Rist
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1977-04-21
Number of pages 312
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