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Title: JUSTUS LIPSIUS, ON CONSTANCY
DE CONSTANTIA
By: Justus Lipsius, John Sellars (Editor), John Stradling (Trans)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1904675158
ISBN 13: 9781904675150
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Publisher: LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 1 March, 2006
Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions
Pages: 162
Translated from: Latin
Description: Deploys Stoic arguments concerning appropriate attitudes towards emotions and external events. This title makes clear which parts of stoic philosophy must be rejected, including its materialism and its determinism.
Synopsis: 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.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Bristol Phoenix Press
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