Physics in Epictetus

Although the question about the relationship between the different parts of philosophy acknowledged by the Stoics has been at the center of rich debates in the last few decades, little attention has been paid to the question of the role played by Physics in Epictetus’ reflections. I shall try to sho...

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Autor: Braicovich, Rodrigo Sebastián
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2014
País:Brasil
Recursos:Faculdade de São Bento (FSB)
Repositório:Hypnos
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.hypnos.org.br:article/98
Acesso em linha:https://hypnos.org.br/index.php/hypnos/article/view/98
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:stoicism
system
physics
theology
estoicismo
sistema
física
teología
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Resumo:Although the question about the relationship between the different parts of philosophy acknowledged by the Stoics has been at the center of rich debates in the last few decades, little attention has been paid to the question of the role played by Physics in Epictetus’ reflections. I shall try to show the implausibility of the relative consensus among Epictetus’ commentators that Physics did indeed play a role in his pedagogical curriculum, be it within the discussions gathered by Arrian or in the formal lessons which those lessons were supposed to complement.