The Routledge Handbook Of The Stoic Tradition

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The Ancient Philosophy Of Stoicism Has Been A Crucial And Formative Influence On The Development Of Western Though Since Its Inception Through To The Present Day. It Is Not Only An Important Area Of Study In Philosophy And Classics, But Also In Theology And Literature. The Routledge Handbook Of The Stoic Tradition Is The First Volume Of Its Kind, And An Outstanding Guide And Reference Source To The Nature And Continuing Significance Of Stoicism. Comprising Twenty-six Chapters By A Team Of International Contributors And Organized Chronologically, The Handbook Is Divided Into Four Parts: Antiquity And The Middle Ages, Including Stoicism In Rome; Stoicism In Early Christianity; The Platonic Response To Stoicism; And Stoic Influences In The Late Middle Ages; Renaissance And Reformation, Addressing The Impact Of Stoicism On The Italian Renaissance, Reformation Thought, And Early Modern English Literature Including Shakespeare. Early Modern Europe, Including Stoicism And Early Modern French Thought; And The Stoic Influence On Spinoza And Leibniz; Stoicism And The French And Scottish Enlightenments; And Kant And Stoic Ethics. The Modern World, Including Stoicism In Nineteenth-century German Philosophy; Stoicism In Victorian Culture; Stocisim In America; Stoic Themes In Contemporary Anglo-american Ethics; And The Stoic Influence On Modern Psychotherapy. -- From Back Cover. Part I: Antiquity And The Middle Ages -- Stoicism In Rome / Gretchen Reydams-schils -- Stoicism In Early Christianity: The Apostle Paul And The Evangelist John As Stoics / Troels Engberg-pedersen -- Plotinus And The Platonic Response To Stoicism / Lloyd P. Gerson -- Augustine's Debt To Stoicism In The Confessions / Sarah Catherine Byers -- Boethius And Stoicism / Matthew D. Walz -- Stoic Themes In Peter Abelard And John Of Salisbury / Kevin Guilfoy -- Stoic Influences In The Later Middle Ages / Mary Beth Ingham -- Part Ii: Renaissance And Reformation -- The Recovery Of Stoicism In The Renaissance / Ada Palmer -- Stoicism In The Philosophy Of The Italian Renaissance / Jill Kraye -- Erasmus, Calvin, And The Faces Of Stoicism In Renaissance And Reformation Thought / Barbara Pitkin -- Justus Lipsius And Neostoicism / Jacqueline Lagrée -- Shakespeare And Early Modern English Literature / Andrew Shifflett -- Part Iii: Early Modern Europe -- Medicine Of The Mind In Early Modern Philosophy / Guido Giglioni -- Stoic Themes In Early Modern French Thought / Michael Moriarty -- Spinoza And The Stoics / Jon Miller -- Leibniz And The Stoics: Fate, Freedom, And Providence / David Forman -- The Epicurean Stoicism Of The French Enlightenment / Edward Andrew -- Stoicism And The Scottish Enlightenment / Christian Maurer -- Kant And Stoic Ethics / Daniel Doyle And José M. Torrabla -- Part Iv. The Modern World -- Stoicism In Nineteenth-century German Philosophy / Michael Ure -- Stoicism And Romantic Literature / Simon Swift -- Stoicism In Victorian Culture / Heather Ellis -- Stoicism In America / Kenneth S. Sacks -- Stoic Themes In Contemporary Anglo-american Ethics / Christopher Gill -- Stoicism And Twentieth-century French Philosophy / Thomas Bénatouïl -- The Stoic Influence On Modern Psychotherapy / Donald J. Robertson. Edited By John Sellars. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.