The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics

Book Overview

This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways: first, through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; second, through the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521779855
• ISBN13: 9780521779852
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

An outstanding tool for students and scholars

This is probably the best collection of scholarly articles on ancient Stoicism available. Brad Inwood has gathered together some of the top specialists in the field and has produced what is sure to be a standard and essential resource for scholars and students for years to come. Well written and edited, this is an ideal companion to the primary texts and fragments. Contributors include: David Sedley, Christopher Gill, R.J. Hankinson, Suzanne Bobzien, Michael J. White, Keimpe Algra, Dorothea Frede, Jacques Brunschwig, Malcolm Schofield, Tad Brennan, R.J. Hankinson, David Blank & Catherine Atherton, Alexander Jones, T.H. Irwin, A.A. Long. Highly recommended.