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Becker, Lawrence C., author. A New Stoicism : Revised Edition / Lawrence C. Becker. Revised Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- PART ONE: THE WAY THINGS STAND -- 1. The Conceit -- 2. A New Agenda for Stoic Ethics -- 3. The Ruins of Doctrine -- PART TWO: THE WAY THINGS MIGHT GO -- 4. Normative Logic -- 5. Following the Facts -- 6. Virtue -- 7. Happiness -- Appendix. A Calculus for Normative Logic -- Postscript to the Revised Edition -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star What would stoic ethics be like today if stoicism had survived as a systematic approach to ethical theory, if it had coped successfully with the challenges of modern philosophy and experimental science? A New Stoicism proposes an answer to that question, offered from within the stoic tradition but without the metaphysical and psychological assumptions that modern philosophy and science have abandoned. Lawrence Becker argues that a secular version of the stoic ethical project, based on contemporary cosmology and developmental psychology, provides the basis for a sophisticated form of ethical naturalism, in which virtually all the hard doctrines of the ancient Stoics can be clearly restated and defended. Becker argues, in keeping with the ancients, that virtue is one thing, not many; that it, and not happiness, is the proper end of all activity; that it alone is good, all other things being merely rank-ordered relative to each other for the sake of the good; and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Moreover, he rejects the popular caricature of the stoic as a grave figure, emotionally detached and capable mainly of endurance, resignation, and coping with pain. To the contrary, he holds that while stoic sages are able to endure the extremes of human suffering, they do not have to sacrifice joy to have that ability, and he seeks to turn our attention from the familiar, therapeutic part of stoic moral training to a reconsideration of its theoretical foundations. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2017 9783110540550 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2017 9783110548228 ZDB-23-DPH Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2016-2018 9783110662597 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2017 9783110638813 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2017 9783110543322 print 9780691177212 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400888382?locatt=mode:legacy Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400888382.jpg |
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