Stoic Studies (Hellenistic Culture and Society) [Paperback]

A. A. Long (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hellenistic Culture & Society | Publication Date: August 6, 2001

Twelve essays on Stoic philosophy, concentrating especially on ethics, psychology, and the Stoics' perception of their intellectual tradition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Long's discussions enjoy consistently thorough contextualization; psychology cannot be understood without natural philosophy, nor dialectic without ethics, and Long's case studies show both that and how that is the case, in persuasive detail and with enviable clarity. The pieces fall into three subject areas: intellectual and cultural inheritance, ethics, and psychology." - Catherine Atherton, New College, Oxford "A. A. Long's Stoic Studies does far more than bring together a set of important papers on Stoicism. Read together, the papers in this collection paint two pictures. One is of the author and his broad-minded pursuit of an intellectual 'fascination,' a pursuit carried out with historical and literary rigour as well as considerable philosophical ingenuity. The other is of the Stoic school itself, emerging from a passion for Socratic arguments.... It is a long and remarkably rich philosophical history, and Tony Long has done a very great deal to help others feel its fascination." - Brad Inwood, University of Toronto "Long writes in a lucid, engaging way, even when treating difficult subjects or referring to complex scholarly and philosophical debates. He has a special gift for combining, in thirty pages or so, an illuminating survey of a topic with at least one sustained analysis of a key text or theory. As a result, this collection has a coherence and internal development that makes it comparable with a good monograph." - Christopher Gill, University of Exeter

Book Description

The Greco-Roman philosophy called Stoicism has become a major subject of research during the past three decades. In this book a leading scholar in the field assembles a dozen of his papers on Stoicism, focusing on three themes: ethics, psychology and the Stoics' interpretation of their intellectual tradition. The papers are distinctive in their accessibility and breadth of reference, both ancient and modern, and the collection has considerable thematic unity. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 325 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (August 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520229746
• ISBN-13: 978-0520229747
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,731,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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