Shakespeare and Stoic Ethics, Volume 1University of Wisconsin, 1965 - 886 pages |
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Page 48
... ethics survived be- yond the Middle period . The monistic principle continued to be asserted , but its importance was mainly in relation to ethical matters . While offering a basis for man's con- formity to reason , since the universe ...
... ethics survived be- yond the Middle period . The monistic principle continued to be asserted , but its importance was mainly in relation to ethical matters . While offering a basis for man's con- formity to reason , since the universe ...
Page 60
... ethics . Whether or not this narrow concern represents the cause of the new pessimism - following the argument that the neglect of physics would result in a weakening of the appreciation of the advantages of a monistic cosmology ...
... ethics . Whether or not this narrow concern represents the cause of the new pessimism - following the argument that the neglect of physics would result in a weakening of the appreciation of the advantages of a monistic cosmology ...
Page 238
... ethics comes to moderating the passions , which seek their own gratification . The ethical struggle is en- tirely within oneself . With the Stoics , there is no struggle ; the man who struggles lacks perfect understand- ing . What the ...
... ethics comes to moderating the passions , which seek their own gratification . The ethical struggle is en- tirely within oneself . With the Stoics , there is no struggle ; the man who struggles lacks perfect understand- ing . What the ...
Contents
GREEK STOICISM | 29 |
ROMAN STOICISM | 53 |
STOICISM IN THE RENAISSANCE | 99 |
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