1st Edition

Roman Stoicism (Routledge Revivals)

By Edward Arnold Copyright 2014
304 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

Roman Stoicism , first published in 1911, offers an authoritative introduction to this fascinating chapter in the history of Western philosophy, which throughout the 20 th century has been rediscovered and rehabilitated among philosophers, theologians and intellectual historians. Stoicism played a significant part in Roman history via the public figures who were its adherents (Seneca is... Read more

1. The World-Religions 2. Heraclitus and Socrates 3. The Academy and the Porch 4. The Preaching of Stoicism 5. The Stoic Sect in Rome 6. Of Reason and Speech 7. The Foundations of Physics 8. The Universe 9. The Supreme Problems 10. Religion 11. The Kingdom of the Soul 12. The Law for Humanity 13. Daily Duties 14. Sin and Weakness 15. Counsels of Perfection 16. Stoicism in Roman History and Literature 17. The Stoic Strain in Christianity; Bibliography: I. Ancient Writers and Philosophers II. Modern Writers; General Index; Greek Index

Biography

Edward Arnold