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Beyond the Individual: Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection - Couverture souple

Johncock, Will

 
9781666759365: Beyond the Individual: Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection
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ISBN 10 : 1666759368 ISBN 13 : 9781666759365
Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2023

Synopsis

Do you believe you think independently? Do you alone control your actions? Stoic philosophy asserts that your mind, thoughts, and actions are traces of a world which shapes you, and everyone else, together. Our personal nature is part of a system, not independent. This book studies how a Stoic thinks and acts as part of a community and in service of a world, rather than separately or for themselves alone.
This is not just another book about Stoic philosophy. Stoicism has been popularized as a way to primarily serve personal benefits, promising mental resilience in an uncontrollable world of people and events.
This book instead explores how for the Stoics we only benefit personally by being aware of how we are entangled with our fellow humans and the world. This perspective reveals anti-individualistic conditions for the well-being that individuals seek from the philosophy.
By studying features that might seem to define us as separate individuals—our mind, body, self-preserving instinct, knowledge, and happiness—we find that everything about each of us is interconnected and shared. The theoretical analysis, suitable for general and academic readers, involves all ancient Stoic eras, comparisons with pre-Socratic, Platonic, and Aristotelian positions, and modern Stoic debates.

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À propos de l'auteur

Will Johncock is the author of the books Stoic Philosophy and Social Theory (2020) and Naturally Late (2019). He has taught at UNSW Sydney and the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy. His research on continental philosophy, Stoic philosophy, and social theory has featured in academic journals and public periodicals.

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Éditeur
Pickwick Publications
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1666759368
ISBN 13 
9781666759365
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
198
Coordonnées du fabricant
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