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Stoicism (third century BC to second century AD) is one of the richest and most influential intellectual traditions of antiquity. Leading scholars here contribute new studies of a set of topics which are the focus of current research in this area. They combine careful analytical attention to the original texts with historical sensitivity and philosophical acuity, to provide the basis for a better understanding of Stoic ethics, political theory, logic, and physics. Whereas till recently the study of Hellenistic philosophy has been mainly a historical enterprise, these essays demonstrate that a proper treatment of Stoicism engages us in philosophical questions of considerable current relevance and interest.
Katerina Ierodiakonou is Tutor in Philosophy at the National Technical University of Athens and at St Hugh's College, Oxford.
Introduction: The Study of Stoicism: Its Decline and Revival ; 1. Aristotle and Stoic Logic ; 2. The Liar Paradox and the Stoics ; 3. On the Stoic Conception of the Good ; 4. Rules and Reasoning in Stoic Ethics ; 5. The Stoic-Platonist Debate on Kathekonta ; 6. The Stoic Origin of Natural Rights ; 7. The Stoic Sage in the Cosmic City ; 8. Chrysippus' Theory of Causes ; Select Bibliography; Index
None of the authors undertakes a systematic comparison between Stoic theories and modern ones. Yet readers may gain enormously from studying these essays. Learning how different these theories are from modern ones cannot but help us put in perspective some of our own preconceptions on particular problems and, hence, expand our philosophical imagination.
Katerina Ierodiakonou, and Assistant Professor at the National Technical University of Athens) Ierodiakonou, Katerina (, Tutorial Fellow at St Hugh's College, Oxford