{"product_id":"9789811627446","title":"Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStoicism and the Western Political Tradition\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHill, Lisa; Blazejak, Eden\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book uniquely recovers and assesses Stoic political thought by tracking its uptake into Western modernity and exploring the extent of its impact. Classical Stoicism has lately seen a popular resurgence inspiring self-help books and therapeutic treatments for anxiety and depression. As a scholarly source for the Western political tradition, it is even more important.  Yet, as A.A. Long once observed: “[o]f all the ancient philosophies, Stoicism has probably had the most diffused” yet least “adequately acknowledged influence on Western thought.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis close textual study not only provides the first systematic study of the political content of Stoic thought but also establishes the hitherto under-appreciated influence of classical Stoicism on the political thought of the long eighteenth century and beyond in Europe and particularly Britain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe Stoic ideas upon which we focus include their cosmopolitanism, their contribution tosociability and self-interest debates, their influence on modern feminism and utilitarianism, and their prefiguration of modern conceptions of personal rights. \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-07-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789811627446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-16-2742-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 254.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385589948556,"sku":"9789811627446","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811627446.jpg?v=1765565857","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789811627446","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}