The Roman Stoics: Self, Responsibility, and Affection

Reydams-Schils, Gretchen

ISBN 10: 0226710262 / ISBN 13: 9780226710266

Editore: University of Chicago Press, 2006

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Riassunto:

Roman Stoics of the imperial period developed a distinctive model of social ethics, one which adapted the ideal philosophical life to existing communities and everyday societal values. Gretchen Reydams-Schils’s innovative book shows how these Romans—including such philosophers as Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Hierocles, and Epictetus—applied their distinct brand of social ethics to daily relations and responsibilities, creating an effective model of involvement and ethical behavior in the classical world. 

The Roman Stoics reexamines the philosophical basis that instructed social practice in friendship, marriage, parenting, and community life. From this analysis, Stoics emerge as neither cold nor detached, as the stereotype has it, but all too aware of their human weaknesses. In a valuable contribution to current discussions in the humanities on identity, autonomy, and altruism, Reydams-Schils ultimately conveys the wisdom of Stoics to the citizens of modern society.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Gretchen Reydams-Schils is associate professor in the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author ofDemiurge and Providence: Stoic and Platonist Readings of Plato’s "Timaeus," andAn Anthology of Snakebites: On Women, Love and Philosophy.

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Titolo: The Roman Stoics: Self, Responsibility, and ...
Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good