The philosophy of Epictetus / edited by Thedore Scaltsas and Andrew S. Mason.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scaltsas, T. (Theodore), editor.

Mason, Andrew S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epictetus.

Stoics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Stoic philosopher Epictetus has been one of the most influential of ancient thinkers, both in antiquity itself and in modern times. Theodore Scaltsas and Andrew S. Mason present ten specially written papers which discuss Epictetus' thought on a wide range of subjects, including ethics, logic, theology, and psychology; explore his relations to his predecessors (including his two philosophical heroes, Socrates and Diogenes the Cynic, as well as the earlier Stoic tradition); andexamine his influence on later thinkers. Written by some of the leading experts in the field, the essays in this vol

Contents:

The relevance of moral theory to moral improvement in Epictetus / John M. Cooper

Epictetus and logic / Paolo Crivelli

Epictetus and Stoic theology / Keimpe Algra

The philosopher as God's messenger / Katerina Ierodiakonou

Epictetus on cynicism / Malcolm Schofield

Epictetus on proairesis and self / Richard Sorabji

Death is a bugbear : Socratic 'epode' and Epictetus' philosophy of the self / Michael Erler

Epictetus on freedom : parallels between Epictetus and Wittgenstein / Myrto Dragona-Monachou

Epictetus on moral perspectives / Julia Annas

A notion of a person in Epictetus / Michael Frede.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.

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ISBN:

1-281-15049-5

9786611150495

0-19-152842-0

1-4356-2215-4

OCLC:

191046814