Roman Stoicism
Roman Stoicism
Being Lectures on the History of the Stoic Philosophy with Special Reference to its Development within the Roman Empire
E. Vernon Arnold
December 2015
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9781107594135
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Originally published in 1911, this book was formed from a course of lectures delivered to Latin Honours students at the University of Wales. The text takes the broad view of Stoicism as the bridge between ancient and modern philosophical thought. A detailed bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Stoicism, classical philosophy and Roman history.
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December 2015Paperback
9781107594135
482 pages
202 × 133 × 29 mm
0.57kg
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Table of Contents
- 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
- General index
- Greek index.
