Wisdom of the West: A Historical Survey of Western Philosophy in Its Social and Political SettingPopular survey of Western thought from the ancient Greeks to modern Existentialists, with many illustrations and diagrams in full color. |
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... Stoicism . The stoic philosophy spans a period of some five centuries . During that time , its doctrines underwent considerable changes . What holds the movement together , however , is its ethical teaching which re- mained much the ...
... Stoicism . The stoic philosophy spans a period of some five centuries . During that time , its doctrines underwent considerable changes . What holds the movement together , however , is its ethical teaching which re- mained much the ...
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... stoic doctrines gained ground in Rome through the literary activities of Cicero , who had studied under the stoic philosopher Posidonius . This Greek from Syria had travelled ... Stoic Marcus Aurelius , Emperor and Stoic A consul of the.
... stoic doctrines gained ground in Rome through the literary activities of Cicero , who had studied under the stoic philosopher Posidonius . This Greek from Syria had travelled ... Stoic Marcus Aurelius , Emperor and Stoic A consul of the.
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... stoic writers was on the contrary an emperor . Marcus Aurelius , who lived from 121 to 180 A.D. , had been adopted by his uncle , Antoninus Pius , one of the more civilised among Roman emperors , as the epithet indeed sugg- ests ...
... stoic writers was on the contrary an emperor . Marcus Aurelius , who lived from 121 to 180 A.D. , had been adopted by his uncle , Antoninus Pius , one of the more civilised among Roman emperors , as the epithet indeed sugg- ests ...
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