The Invention of Duty: Stoicism as Deontology /
"Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have a concept of moral duty? Jack Visnjic seeks to settle this long-standing controversy in The Invention of Duty: Stoicism as Deontology. The traditional view of ancient ethics is that it was built on notions of virtue and human flourishing and not on any se...
Saved in:
Main Author:
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden; Boston :
BRILL,
2021.
Series:
Philosophia Antiqua ;
157.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441040.
Subjects:
Online Access: Login to view Source
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Call Number: B659.D472
| LEADER | 03907nam a22004691i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BRILL9789004446335 | ||
| 003 | nllekb | ||
| 005 | 20230529210822.0 | ||
| 006 | m d | ||
| 007 | cr un uuuua | ||
| 008 | 201201s2021 ne sb 001 0 eng d | ||
| 010 | |a 2020046464 | ||
| 020 | |a 9789004446335 |q (electronic book) | ||
| 020 | |a 9789004446328 |q (print) | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1163/9789004446335 |2 DOI | |
| 035 | |z (OCoLC)1200197900 | ||
| 040 | |a NL-LeKB |c NL-LeKB |e rda | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a B659.D472 | |
| 072 | 7 | |a HPCA |2 bicssc | |
| 072 | 7 | |a PHI |x 002000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 870 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Visnjic, Jack, |e author. | |
| 245 | 0 | 4 | |a The Invention of Duty: Stoicism as Deontology / |c Jack Visnjic. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Leiden; |a Boston : |b BRILL, |c 2021. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Philosophia Antiqua ; |v 157 | |
| 490 | 1 | |a Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441040 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface -- Diagrams -- Abbreviations -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- 1 The Birth of a Concept -- 1 How to Say "Duty" in Ancient Greek -- 2 The Original Meaning of Kathêkon -- 3 Activities Prescribed by Nature -- 4 Zeno's "Etymology" of Kathêkon -- 5 Final Remarks about Translating Kathêkon -- 2 Rules Are for Fools -- 1 The Nature of the Evidence -- 2 Are Kathêkonta Rules? -- 3 The Disturbing Theses -- 4 Duties in Dire Circumstances -- 5 How Duties Change -- 6 Variations of the No-Rules Interpretation -- 7 Reconstructing the Typology of Kathêkonta -- 8 Conclusion -- 3 A Formula for Action -- 1 In Search of a Stoic Method of Deliberation -- 2 Cicero's Formula -- 3 Seneca's Formula -- 4 What about Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius? -- 5 Conclusion -- 4 Discovering Duty -- 1 The Deliberator's Toolkit: Kanones and Regulae -- 2 Where Does the Formula Come In? -- 3 Taking Guidance from Roles -- 4 How Roles, Regulae, and the Formula Work Together -- 5 Conclusion -- 5 Kant and the Stoics -- 1 On the Various Approaches to Studying Kant's Stoic Influences -- 2 How Much Ancient Philosophy Did Kant Know? -- 3 Kant and the Stoics on the Will and Practical Reason -- 4 Kant and the Stoics on Happiness -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Kant and Kathêkon -- 1 Two Types of Dutiful Actions -- 2 Maxims vs. Dogmata -- 3 The Categorical Imperative -- 4 The Formula of Humanity -- 5 Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendix 1: Determining the Meaning of Kathêkon -- Appendix 2: New Translations of Key Passages -- Bibliography -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a "Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have a concept of moral duty? Jack Visnjic seeks to settle this long-standing controversy in The Invention of Duty: Stoicism as Deontology. The traditional view of ancient ethics is that it was built on notions of virtue and human flourishing and not on any sense of moral obligation. Visnjic argues that, millennia before Kant, the Stoics already developed a robust notion of moral duty as well as a sophisticated deontological ethics. While most writings of the Stoics perished, their concept of duty lived on and eventually came to influence the modern notion. In fact, it was Kant's encounter with Stoic ideas that seems to have spurred him to formulate a new duty-based morality"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 559 | 4 | |a B659.D472 | |
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Philosophy, Ancient. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |t The Invention of Duty: Stoicism as Deontology, |d Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2021 |z 9789004446328 |w (DLC) 2020046463 |
| 830 | 0 | |a Philosophia Antiqua ; |v 157. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441040. | |
| 856 | 4 | |z DOI: |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004446335 | |
| 942 | |2 lcc |c EBOOK | ||
| 999 | |c 53436 |d 53436 | ||