Brian E. Johnson

The Role Ethics of Epictetus

Stoicism in Ordinary Life

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Produktbeschreibung

The Role Ethics of Epictetus:Stoicism in Ordinary Life offers an original interpretation of Epictetus's ethics and how he bases his ethics on an appeal to our roles in life. Epictetus's role theory is a complete ethical theory, one that has been both misunderstood and under-appreciated in the literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780739179673
• ISBN-10: 0739179675
• Artikelnr.: 39339626

Autorenporträt

By Brian E. Johnson

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Epictetus's Role for Human
Beings Chapter 2: Bearing Many Roles: Specific Roles in an Individual's
Life Chapter 3: Roles in Action: Appropriate Acts (or "Duties") Chapter 4:
Education and the Good of Epictetean Roles Chapter 5: The Cases of Socrates
and Heracles: Role Conflict and Identity Chapter 6: The Role of roles in
Epictetus's Discourses 1.2: Three Interpretations Chapter 7: Resolving Role
Conflicts Chapter 8: Cicero's Account of Panaetius's Four Personae: A
Theory of Decorum Chapter 9: Epictetus's Role Ethics-The Unfolding Script
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