Hierocles the Stoic : elements of ethics, fragments and excerpts / by Ilaria Ramelli ; translated by David Konstan.

By:

Ramelli, Ilaria, 1973-

Contributor(s):

Konstan, David

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; v. 28.Publisher: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, ©2009Description: 1 online resource (ixxxix, 179 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781589834194
1589834194
1589834186
9781589834187

Other title:

Elements of ethics

Contained works:

Hierocles, the Stoic, active 2nd century. Elements of ethics. English
Hierocles, the Stoic, active 2nd century. On appropriate acts. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hierocles the Stoic.DDC classification:

188 22

LOC classification:

B577.H42 E57 2009eb

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Contents:

Introductory essay: Hierocles between the old Stoic tradition and middle and neo-Stoic innovations -- Hierocles, Elements of ethics -- Stobaeus's extracts from Hierocles, On appropriate acts -- Fragments of Hierocles in the Suda.

Summary: "Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-Stoicism, especially with regard to their ethical philosophy. In this volume, all of Hierocles' surviving works are translated into English for the first time, with the original Greek and a facing English translation: the Elements of Ethics, preserved on papyrus, along with all fragments and excerpts from the treatise On Duties, collected by Stobaeus in the fifth century C.E. and dealing mainly with social relationships, marriage, household, and family. In addition, Ramelli's introductory essay demonstrates how Hierocles was indebted to the Old Stoa and how he modified its doctrines in accord with Middle Stoicism and further developments in philosophy as well as his personal views. Finally, Ramelli's extensive commentary on Hierocles' works clarifies philosophical questions raised by the text and provides rich and updated references to existing scholarship."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-171) and index.

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"Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-Stoicism, especially with regard to their ethical philosophy. In this volume, all of Hierocles' surviving works are translated into English for the first time, with the original Greek and a facing English translation: the Elements of Ethics, preserved on papyrus, along with all fragments and excerpts from the treatise On Duties, collected by Stobaeus in the fifth century C.E. and dealing mainly with social relationships, marriage, household, and family. In addition, Ramelli's introductory essay demonstrates how Hierocles was indebted to the Old Stoa and how he modified its doctrines in accord with Middle Stoicism and further developments in philosophy as well as his personal views. Finally, Ramelli's extensive commentary on Hierocles' works clarifies philosophical questions raised by the text and provides rich and updated references to existing scholarship."--Jacket

English.

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