The Stoic Life: Emotions, Duties, and Fate

by Tad Brennan

Overview

Tad Brennan explains how to live the Stoic life—and why we might want to. Stoicism has been one of the main currents of thought in Western civilization for two thousand years: Brennan offers a fascinating guide through the ethical ideas of the original Stoic philosophers, and shows how valuable these ideas remain today, both intellectually and in practice. He writes in a lively informal style which will bring Stoicism to life for readers who are new to ancient philosophy. The Stoic Life will also be of great interest to philosophers and classicists seeking a full understanding of the intellectual legacy of the Stoics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199256266
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/02/2005
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	8.88(w) x 6.02(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Tad Brennan is Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction1. Why be a Stoic? 2. The Ancient Stoics: People and Sources3. The Ancient Philosophical Background4. A Philosophical Orientation to StoicismII. Psychology5. Impressions and Assent6. Belief and Knowledge7. Impulses and EmotionsIII. Ethics8. Goods and Indifferents9. Final Ends10. Oikeiosis and Others11. Befitting Actions, Part I12. Befitting Actions, Part II13. Befitting Actions, Part IIIIV. Fate14. God and Fate15. Necessity and Responsibility16. The Lazy Argument17. The Evolution of the WillConclusion18. Taking Stock

Editorial Reviews

"Brennan's book is an unusual specimen: a scholarly book that is hard to put down.... Highly recommended."—CHOICE

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