Preface Introduction 1. What Exactly Is Up to Me? 2. How Must I View the Use of Externals? 3. How Does the Stoic Love? 4. Happiness as Freedom Bibliography
This unique book examines Stoic ethics through the writings of the school's most compelling defender, the former Roman slave Epictetus.
William O. Stephens is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Creighton University, USA.
"This monograph contains several insightful and subtle comments on
Epictetan and Stoic ethics, and is of interest to anyone looking
for a philosophical treatment of certain problems to which they
give rise ... One attractive feature of the book is the author's
engagement with general philosophical issues and the frequent
comparison he makes between Epictetus and modern thinkers, for
example, Erich Fromm (108-9 and 119 n. 9). Stephens' personal
opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of Stoic and Epictetan
ethics is carefully presented at the end (150-154). From this
perspective, and considering also the great clarity with which it
is written and the numerous quotations from Epictetus, Stoic
Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom may be used as a good
general introduction to this major Stoic philosopher." - Notre Dame
Philosophical Reviews
*Ricardo Salles*
"The book is a fresh and valuable overview of Stoic ethical themes
as presented in Epictetus's writings. Its own writing is
graceful, the examples are fascinating, and careful and thorough
attention to the texts of Epictetus brings to light many bits of
Epictetus which will be unfamiliar to those who have read only the
Encheiridion...It makes an important contribution to our
understanding of Roman Stoics' mighty struggle to find happiness in
a turbulent and uncontrollable world which is, in those respects,
much like our own." -Eve A. Browning, Bryn Mawr Classical Review,
2010
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