God and Cosmos in Stoicism by Ricardo Salles [Hardback]

Description: Nine new essays examine the close connection between theology and cosmology in Stoic philosophy. The contributors discuss the nature of god, his relation to the material world, fate and causation, rival cosmologies, and the ethical and religious consequences of the Stoic theories of god and cosmos. Keimpe Algra, University of Utrecht Thomas Benatouil, Universite de Nancy Marcelo Boeri, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile John Cooper, Princeton University Jean-Baptiste Gourinat, Sorbonne, Paris Brad Inwood, University of Toronto Inna Kupreeva, University of Edinburgh Susan Sauve Meyer, University of Pennsylvania Ricardo Salles, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Ricardo Salles: Introduction: God and Cosmos in Stoicism; Part I: God, providence, and fate; 1 Thomas Benatouil: How industrious can Zeus be? The extent and objects of divine activity in Stoicism.; 2 Jean-Baptiste Gourinat: The Stoics on matter and prime-matter: corporealism and the imprint of Plato's Timaeus; 3 Susan Sauve Meyer: Chain of causes: what is Stoic Fate?; Part II: Elements, cosmogony and conflagration; 4 John Cooper: Chrysippus on Physical Elements; 5 Ricardo Salles: Chrysippus on conflagration and the indestructibility of the cosmos; 6 Inna Kupreeva: Stoic Themes in Peripatetic physics?; Part III: The ethics and religion of Stoic cosmo-theology; 7 Marcelo Boeri: Does cosmic nature matter? Some reflections on the cosmological aspects of Stoic ethics; 8 Brad Inwood: Why Physics?; 9 Keimpe Algra: Stoic Philosophical Theology and Graeco-Roman Religion

Price: 102 USD

Location: Matraville, NSW

End Time: 2025-01-03T14:28:32.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD