Stock places Stoicism in the tradition of Greek and Roman philosophy and then outlines its system from the original authorities: Zeno, Chrysippus and their successors on logic, nature, the passions, virtue and things ‘preferred’ and ‘rejected’. He argues that, shorn of paradox, the school’s teaching is the moral philosophy of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
A short, lucid primer for readers drawn to Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus who want the whole system laid out. Download the free EPUB.