{"product_id":"stoicism-and-the-western-political-lisa-hill-9789811627415","title":"Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \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 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e The Stoic ideas upon which we focus include their cosmopolitanism, their contribution to sociability and self-interest debates, their influence on modern feminism and utilitarianism, and their prefiguration of modern conceptions of personal rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Hill, Eden Blazejak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 981162741X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789811627415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d","brand":"Lisa Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982124548351,"sku":"9789811627415","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfceaa7c-8be0-4e18-a1ee-06fa25c3c0d6.jpg?v=1683259368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stoicism-and-the-western-political-lisa-hill-9789811627415","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}