After Stoicism
Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher
$88.42
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2024
Summary
The Stoic philosophers of antiquity recognized something we often forget. Good fortune does not guarantee happiness, and bad fortune does not guarantee misery.
Boethius was the last philosopher of ancient Rome and a Christian theologian. He was also an illustrious senator who suffered a spectacular reversal of fortune. Falsely accused of treason and sentenced to death, he spent several months in prison awaiting his execution. For consolation he turned to the Stoics he had spent his li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781685781330 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1685781330 |
| Author: | Thomas Ward |
| Publisher: | Word on Fire Academic |
| Imprint: | Word on Fire Academic |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 162mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Thomas Ward
Thomas M. Ward is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University. He is the author of Ordered by Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus and Divine Ideas and has translated, with commentary, John Duns Scotus’s Treatise on the First Principle.
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