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Roman Stoicism / being lectures on the history of the Stoic philosophy with special reference to its development within the Roman Empire — Edward Vernon Arnold

Roman Stoicism / being lectures on the history of the Stoic philosophy with special reference to its development within the Roman Empire

Edward Vernon Arnold

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  • Book language: English
  • 602 pages

Roman Stoicism is a collection of lectures on the history of Stoic philosophy, focusing on its development within the Roman Empire. Edward Vernon Arnold presents the ideas and context of Roman Stoicism for classical students and general readers. It offers a clear, scholarly introduction to a major school of thought.

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ROMAN STOICISM
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
London: FETTER LANE, E.C.
C. F. CLAY, MĵƿĵƄŧǡ
Crest of Cambridge
University Press
Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET
Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS
New York: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd
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ROMAN STOICISM
BEING LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF THE
STOIC PHILOSOPHY WITH SPECIAL
REFERENCE TO ITS DEVELOPMENT

WITHIN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
BY
E. VERNON ARNOLD, LƗǵǵ.D.
PROFESSOR OF LATIN IN THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES
AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge:
at the University Press
1911
Cambridge:
PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
HENRICO JACKSON, LƗǵǵ.D.
DILECTISSIMO PRAECEPTORI

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Contents

  1. ROMAN STOICISM
  2. PREFACE
  3. CORRIGENDA ET NOTANDA
  4. CONTENTS
  5. CHAPTER I. THE WORLD-RELIGIONS.
  6. CHAPTER II. HERACLITUS AND SOCRATES.
  7. CHAPTER III. THE ACADEMY AND THE PORCH.
  8. CHAPTER IV. THE PREACHING OF STOICISM.
  9. CHAPTER V. THE STOIC SECT IN ROME.
  10. CHAPTER VI. OF REASON AND SPEECH.
  11. CHAPTER VII. THE FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. THE UNIVERSE.
  13. CHAPTER IX. THE SUPREME PROBLEMS.
  14. CHAPTER X. RELIGION.
  15. CHAPTER XI. THE KINGDOM OF THE SOUL.
  16. CHAPTER XII. THE LAW FOR HUMANITY.
  17. CHAPTER XIII. DAILY DUTIES.
  18. CHAPTER XIV. SIN AND WEAKNESS.
  19. CHAPTER XV. COUNSELS OF PERFECTION.
  20. CHAPTER XVI. STOICISM IN ROMAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE.
  21. CHAPTER XVII. THE STOIC STRAIN IN CHRISTIANITY.
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
  23. GENERAL INDEX.
  24. GREEK INDEX.
  25. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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