Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition
Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition
English | 2021 | ISBN: 981162741X | 254 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | 2021 | ISBN: 981162741X | 254 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
This book uniquely recovers and assesses Stoic political thought by tracking its uptake into Western modernity and exploring the extent of its impact. Classical Stoicism has lately seen a popular resurgence inspiring self-help books and therapeutic treatments for anxiety and depression. As a scholarly source for the Western political tradition, it is even more important. Yet, as A.A. Long once observed: “[o]f all the ancient philosophies, Stoicism has probably had the most diffused” yet least “adequately acknowledged influence on Western thought.”