Stoic virtues : Chrysippus and the religious character of stoic ethics /

Stoic virtues : Chrysippus and the religious character of stoic ethics /

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Author / Creator:	Jedan, Christoph.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Continuum studies in ancient philosophy Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
Subject:	Chrysippus, -- approximately 280 B.C.-207 B.C. or 206 B.C. Chrysippus, -- approximately 280 B.C.-207 B.C. or 206 B.C Stoics. Virtue. Virtues. Stoics. Virtue. Virtues.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212495

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ISBN:	9781441112521 1441112529 1441119272 9781441119278 9781472598028 1472598024 9781441197948 144119794X 9781441121721 1441121722 9781441119278
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Like its ancient rivals, Stoic ethics was a form of virtue ethics, yet while the concept of virtue was clearly central to Stoic ethics, the concept of Stoic virtue has not yet been fully explored. Instead, the existing literature tends to impose on the Stoic material philosophically quite alien non-Aristotelian interpretations of virtue. According to Christoph Jedan, however, a thorough examination of the Stoic concept of virtue leads to a reassessment of our understanding of Stoic ethics. This book emphasises in particular the theological underpinning of Stoic ethics, which Jedan contends has been underestimated in current accounts of Stoic ethics. Jedan argues that the theological motifs in Stoic ethics are in fact pivotal to a complete understanding of Stoic ethics. The book focuses on Chrysippus, the most important of the early Stoic thinkers, suggesting that his contribution, and in particular its religious aspect, remained a key point of reference for later Stoics. This fascinating book makes a crucial contribution to the field of ancient ethics."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Other form:	Print version: Jedan, Christoph. Stoic virtues. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009 9781441119278

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1. A Religious World-View
1. Stoic Corporealism
2. Stoic Theology
3. Two Pictures of Fate
Part 2. Virtue and the Virtues
4. Definitions of Virtue
Chrysippus' Characterization of Virtue as 'Perfect State'
Virtue as 'Consistent Character'
5. The Virtues as Epist&ebar;mai
6. The Virtues-Different yet Inseparable
The Difference between the Virtues
The Inseparability of the Virtues
7. A Catalogue of Virtues
Ethical virtues
Additional (Generic) Virtues
The Openness of Chrysippus' Catalogue of Virtues
Part 3. Becoming Virtuous
8. Vice and the Attainability of Virtue
9. Initiation
10. Virtue and Happiness
Part 4. Practice of Virtue
11. Law and Rules
Law
Rules and Kath&ebar;konta
Stoic Practical Reasoning
12. The Single Kath&ebar;kon and the Versatility of Stoic Prescriptions
Epilogue
Appendix 1. A Stoic Virtue Table
Appendix 2. Chrysippus' and Aristotle's Lists of Virtues-a Comparison
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Cited Passages
General Index