Erlend D. Macgillivray

Epictetus and Laypeople

A Stoic Stance toward Non-Stoics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first study to explore an ancient philosopher's attitude towards the vast majority of society, who had no knowledge or affiliation with philosophy-namely laypeople. It reveals that Epictetus held a sophisticated viewpoint regarding laypeople and envisaged means for lay reform outside of philosophical study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9781793618238
• ISBN-10: 1793618232
• Artikelnr.: 58818154

Autorenporträt

Erlend D. MacGillivray received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2018.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Establishing a Philosophical Identity in Antiquity
Chapter Two: Limitations on Moral Advancement
Chapter Three: The Selective Engagement of Laypeople
Chapter Four: Non-Scholastic Instruction and Primitive HumanityChapter
Five: Preconceptions
Chapter Six: Civic Religion and LawChapter Seven: Exempla
Conclusion
References
About the Author