The Hellenistic Stoa

Political Thought and Action

By:

Andrew Erskine

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Bcpaperbacks

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Stoicism, which came to be closely identified with the Roman establishment, began as a radical doctrine. Indeed Zeno, the first Stoic (335-263BC), embarrassed his Roman successors by advocating the abolition of money, private property and marriage. How did this change come about? Dr Erskine pieces together the evidence for early Stoic political thought to examine the transition. He sets the philosophy in its historical context showing how political thought and action interrelate in the process. Chapters discuss Stoic attitudes to slavery, Roman imperialism, property and justice, as well as specific cases of political participation such as in third-century Athenian politics, the Spartan revolution and the land reform programme. There has been increasing interest in Hellenistic philosophy. This is the first book to treat in depth the Stoic attitude to society within the context of its political environment.

Author Biography:

Andrew Erskine is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Release date Australia

April 14th, 2011

Author

Andrew Erskine

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Edition

2nd Revised edition

Pages

256

Series

Bcpaperbacks

Dimensions

156x234x22

ISBN-13

9781853997471

Product ID

9986896

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