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The Stoic Doctrine of Providence (Issues in Ancient Philosophy) by Bernard Collette; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Stoic Doctrine of Providence (Issues in Ancient Philosophy) about?
The Stoic Doctrine of Providence attempts to reconstruct the Stoic doctrine of providence (as argued for in ancient texts now lost) and explain its many fascinating philosophical issues, such as the compatibility between good and evil, and how a provident god can serve as model of political leadership Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 List of abbreviations 14 Acknowledgements 20 Introduction 22 1 Why study Stoic providence? 22 2 Was Stoicism a philosophy or a religion? 24 3 Stoic providence in context 31 1 Zeno on providence 39 1 Providence as one of god’s names 39 2 Providence and nature 40 2.1 Nature as a craftsmanlike fire 40 2.2 Nature as a craftsman 43 3 Providence and divination 46 4 Does god care for even ‘the slightest of things’? 49 2 Cleanthes on providence 58 1 The world is governed by a divine mind 59 2 A cosmobiologogical approach 61 2.1 The world as an intelligent living being and a god 61 2.2 The sun as the commanding faculty of the world 62 2.3 The earth as the privileged object of providence 65 3 The maintenance and destruction of the cosmic order 66 3.1 The importance of earthly water 66 3.2 Cleanthe
Who reads The Stoic Doctrine of Providence (Issues in Ancient Philosophy)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bernard Collette;
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction