Stoic Philosophy and Social Theory / by Will Johncock.
This book puts recently re-popularized ancient Stoic philosophy in discussion with modern social theory and sociology to consider the relationship between an individual and their environment. Thirteen comparative pairings including Epictetus and Émile Durkheim, Zeno and Pierre Bourdieu, and Marcus A...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2020 English/International |
| Summary: | This book puts recently re-popularized ancient Stoic philosophy in discussion with modern social theory and sociology to consider the relationship between an individual and their environment. Thirteen comparative pairings including Epictetus and Émile Durkheim, Zeno and Pierre Bourdieu, and Marcus Aurelius and George Herbert Mead explore how to position individualism within our socialized existence. Will Johncock believes that by integrating modern perspectives with ancient Stoic philosophies we can question how internally separate from our social environment we ever are. This tandem analysis identifies new orientations for established ideas in Stoicism and social theory about the mind, being present, self-preservation, knowledge, travel, climate change, the body, kinship, gender, education, and emotions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3030431525 9783030431525 3030431533 9783030431532 |