Dr John Sellars

The Art of Living

The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

If ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? This book intends to explore this question via a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy.

Produktdetails

• BCPaperbacks
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 2nd
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781853997242
• ISBN-10: 1853997242
• Artikelnr.: 25611733

Autorenporträt

John Sellars is Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London and Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London. He is also a member of Wolfson College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Topic
2 The Structure
PART I:
1 Philosophy and Biography
2 The Socratic Origins of the Art of Living
3 The Stoic Conception of the Art of Living
4 Sceptical Objections
PART II:
5 Philosophical Exercises
6 Exercises in the Handbook of Epictetus
7 Exercises in the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Conclusion
Additional Notes
Glossary of Greek Words and Phrases
Guide to Ancient Philosophers and Authors
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index