Marcus Aurelius : a Guide for the Perplexed.
Exploration of the life and philosophical reflections of this complex Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor.
| Основен автор: | Stephens, William O. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
Continuum International Pub.,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Guides for the perplexed.
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Marcus Aurelius : A Guide for the Perplexed. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Contents; Dedications; Copyright; Title; Series editor; Half-Title; 1. The Man, the Emperor, the Thinker; The Man; Judging a Book by Its Title; The Family and Boyhood of "Truest"; The Philosopher-Prince; The Early Reign; A Stoic at War; Father and Son; The Thinker; 2. The Influence of Heraclitus and Epictetus; Heraclitus; The divine law of logos; Sleeping, waking, remembering; Harmony of opposites; River; Flux, fire, and fortitude; Epictetus; Plato's Socrates as a Stoic hero; Mighty mind and beastly body; Death's door; The theater of life.
- 3. Wholes and PartsSimple Mereology; The Parts of a Person; Cosmic Holism; Death Harmlessly Transforms; Limbs of the Social Body; The Bees and the Hive; What, Then, is the Good of the Individual Citizen?; 4. Time, Transience, and Eternity; The Rushing River of Existence; All that Happens Happened Before; Time Quickly Erases; The Gift of the Present; You Can't Lose What You Don't Have; 5. Virtues, Vices, and Junk; Determine its Nature, Substance, Cause, Purpose, and Duration; Stupid, Paltry, Decaying, Putrid, Filthy, Vile, Contemptible, Worthless Junk; Ashes, Bones, and Smoke.
- What in Us Should We Prize?The Task of Philosophy; Goodness is Your Job: Perfect Your Character; Justice and Reverence, Injustice and Blasphemy; The Self-cleaning Spring and the All-consuming Fire; What is Owed to Others; Epilogue: The Soul of a Stoic; Appendix: Marcus, Maximus, and Stoicism in Gladiator (2000); Notes; Glossary; Further Reading; Subject Index; Name Index.