The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy (BCPaperbacks)
by John Sellars
appears in Philosophy and Social Sciences.
It is a commonplace to say that in antiquity philosophy was conceived as a way of life or an art of living, but precisely what such claims amount to has remained unclear. If ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim John Sellars explores ...
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