Stoic Philosophy

by John M. Rist

Book Overview

Literature on the Stoa usually concentrates on historical accounts of the development of the school and on Stoicism as a social movement. In this 1977 text, Professor Rist's approach is to examine in detail a series of philosophical problems discussed by leading members of the Stoic school. He is not concerned with social history or with the influence of Stoicism on popular beliefs in the Ancient world, but with such questions as the relation between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521292018
• ISBN13: 9780521292016
• Release Date: May 1977
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"