Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance by Christop

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Christopher Gill explores the ethical ideas of the ancient Stoics and their significance for modern moral theory. He draws out the continuing value of Stoic thinking, in particular on the relationship between virtue and happiness, and on the interconnections between ethical understanding, social relationships, and emotion.

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At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and virtue as expertise in leading a happy life and explores the senses of 'nature' (both human and universal) relevant for ethics. The second part studies Stoic thinking onethical development (learning to live naturally), bringing out the interconnections between growth in ethical understanding, forming social relationships, and emotional responses. The third partdiscusses how Stoic ethics, as interpreted here, can contribute to contemporary moral theory, especially virtue ethics. It suggests that Stoic thinking on the virtue-happiness relationship offers a cogent alternative to Aristotle, currently the main ancient prototype for virtue ethical theory, and it explores ways in which Stoic ideas on human and universal nature can contribute to modern ethical debates, notably on how to respond effectively to the pressing challenge of climate breakdown. Italso highlights the value of Stoic guidance for virtue ethics as well as contemporary 'life-guidance'. A further distinctive feature of the book is the close and extended study of key sources for Stoicethics, including Cicero's On Ends and On Duties, which enables readers of different kinds to interpret these source for themselves.

Author Biography

Christopher Gill is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. His interests focus on Greek and Roman ethics and psychology, including ancient ideas of personality and self, and the philosophical therapy of emotions. He is also concerned with the relationship between ancient and modern ideas on these topics. He has published a number of monographs and edited volumes on these subjects, especially with Oxford University Press.

Table of Contents

PrefaceNote on ConventionsIntroductionPart One: Living Naturally1: Virtue and Happiness2: Virtue, Indifferents, and Practical Deliberation3: Ethics and NaturePart Two: Learning to Live NaturallyIntroduction to Part Two4: 'Appropriation': Ethical Development as Natural5: Emotional DevelopmentPart Three: Stoic Ethics and Modern Moral Theory6: Stoicism and Modern Virtue Ethics7: Stoic Ethics, Human Nature, and the Environment8: Stoic Development and Guidance and Modern ThoughtReferencesIndex of Ancient PassagesGeneral Index

Review

This book acts both as an introduction to Stoic ethics and as a challenge to scholars to think about Stoic ethics...That being said, Gill is careful to lay out his argument, previous interpretations of the material, and his novel points in a judicious and straightforward manner in this successful monograph. * Christopher Trinacty, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Christopher Gill offers a robust defence of Stoic ethics. He calls into question a number of common and stubbornly persistent misconceptions of Stoicism, and the account that emerges may strike some as unexpected, even provocative. Among other things, he argues that Stoicism has a lot to offer modern virtue ethics and that, in many respects, Stoic ethics is more coherent and cogent than Aristotle's ethics. The book, while no doubt of interest to specialists in ancient philosophy, has much wider ambitions and aims to make a contribution to contemporary ethical debates. As such, it has the potential to be of interest to a wide philosophical audience. * John Sellars, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *

Long Description

At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and virtue as expertise in leading a happy life and explores the senses of 'nature' (both human and universal) relevant for ethics. The second part studies Stoic thinking onethical development (learning to live naturally), bringing out the interconnections between growth in ethical understanding, forming social relationships, and emotional responses. The third part discusses how Stoic ethics, as interpreted here, can contribute to contemporary moral theory, especiallyvirtue ethics. It suggests that Stoic thinking on the virtue-happiness relationship offers a cogent alternative to Aristotle, currently the main ancient prototype for virtue ethical theory, and it explores ways in which Stoic ideas on human and universal nature can contribute to modern ethical debates, notably on how to respond effectively to the pressing challenge of climate breakdown. It also highlights the value of Stoic guidance for virtue ethics as well as contemporary 'life-guidance'. Afurther distinctive feature of the book is the close and extended study of key sources for Stoic ethics, including Cicero's On Ends and On Duties, which enables readers of different kinds to interpret these source for themselves.

Details ISBN019886616X Year 2022 ISBN-10 019886616X ISBN-13 9780198866169 Format Hardcover Pages 384 Language English Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Christopher Gill Publisher Oxford University Press Subtitle Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance Publication Date 2022-12-01 UK Release Date 2022-12-01 NZ Release Date 2022-12-01 DEWEY 188 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2023-02-22 We've got this

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