| Justus Lipsius: On Constancy Contributor(s): Lipsius, Justus (Author), Stradling, John (Translator), Sellars, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1904675158 ISBN-13: 9781904675150 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2006 Annotation: This book is a reissue of a long out-of-print translation of a major sixteenth-century philosophical text, with new introduction, annotation and bibliography. Lipsius' "De Constantia (1584) is a key Humanist text. A dialogue in two books, conceived as a philosophical consolation for those sufering through contemporary religious wars, it proved immensely popular in its day and formed the inspiration for what has become known as 'Neo-stoicism'. This movement advocated the revival of Stoic ethics in a form that would be palatable to a Christian audience. Lipsius deploys Stoic arguments concerning appropriate attitudes towards emotions and external events. He also makes clear which parts of stoic philosophy must be rejected, including its materialism and its determinism, "De Constantia was translated into a number of vernacular languages soon after its original publication in Latin. Of the English translations which were made, that by Sir John Stradling (1594) became a classic, it was last reprinted in 1939. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 188 |
| LCCN: 2007367341 |
| Series: Neo-Latin Library |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Justus Lipsius' De Constantia (1584) is one of the most important and interesting of sixteenth century Humanist texts. A dialogue in two books, conceived as a philosophical consolation for those suffering through contemporary religious wars, De Constantia proved immensely popular in its day and formed the inspiration for what has become known as 'Neo-stoicism'. This movement advocated the revival of Stoic ethics in a form that would be palatable to a Christian audience. In De Constantia Lipsius deploys Stoic arguments concerning appropriate attitudes towards emotions and external events. He also makes clear which parts of stoic philosophy must be rejected, including its materialism and its determinism. De Constantia was translated into a number of vernacular languages soon after its original publication in Latin. Of the English translations that were made, that by Sir John Stradling (1595) became a classic; it was last reprinted in 1939. The present edition offers a lightly revised version of Stradling's translation, updated for modern readers, along with a new introduction, notes and bibliography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sellars, John: - John Sellars is a lecturer in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting research fellow at King's College London, and a member of Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy, Stoicism, and Hellenistic Philosophy. He is one of the founding members of Modern Stoicism, the group behind Stoic Week and Stoicon. |
