Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and Its Modern Significance

by Christopher Gill

At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and virtue as expertise in leading a happy life and explores the senses of 'nature' (both human and universal) relevant for ethics. The second part studies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019886616X
• ISBN13: 9780198866169
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 8.8"