Stoic against the City
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Mabille, Louise
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South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities
Abstract
In these decadent times, it is tempting to turn to Stoicism for
alternative inspiration. It is misleading, however, to think that
Stoicism possess a genuinely political dimension; in fact it is
inimical to politics as understood in the classical sense. Drawing
on Hannah Arendt and Friedrich Nietzsche, it is shown that
Stoicism could be as anti-polis as the rest of the metaphysical
tradition.
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Stoicism
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Mabille, L 2007, 'Stoic against the City', Phronimon, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 69-79.