Hierocles the Stoic: Elements of Ethics, Fragments, and Excerpts (Writings from the Greco-Roman World)

Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-Stoicism, especially with regard to their ethical philosophy. In this volume, all of Hierocles surviving works are translated into English for the first time, with the original Greek and a facing English translation: the Elements of Ethics, preserved on papyrus, along with all fragments and excerpts from the treatise On Duties, collected by Stobaeus in the fifth century C.E. and dealing mainly with social relationships, marriage, household, and family. In addition, Ramelli s introductory essay demonstrates how Hierocles was indebted to the Old Stoa and how he modified its doctrines in accord with Middle Stoicism and further developments in philosophy as well as his personal views. Finally, Ramelli s extensive commentary on Hierocles works clarifies philosophical questions raised by the text and provides rich and updated references to existing scholarship. "Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-Stoicism, especially with regard to their ethical philosophy. In this volume, all of Hierocles' surviving works are translated into English for the first time, with the original Greek and a facing English translation: the Elements of Ethics, preserved on papyrus, along with all fragments and excerpts from the treatise On Duties, collected by Stobaeus in the fifth century C.E. and dealing mainly with social relationships, marriage, household, and family. In addition, Ramelli's introductory essay demonstrates how Hierocles was indebted to the Old Stoa and how he modified its doctrines in accord with Middle Stoicism and further developments in philosophy as well as his personal views. Finally, Ramelli's extensive commentary on Hierocles' works clarifies philosophical questions raised by the text and provides rich and updated references to existing scholarship."--Jacket Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Translator’s Preface......Page 8 Author’s Preface......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 Introductory Essay: Hierocles between the Old Stoic Tradition and Middle and Neo-Stoic Innovations......Page 20 Hierocles, Elements of Ethics......Page 92 Stobaeus’s Extracts from Hierocles, On Appropriate Acts......Page 154 Fragments of Hierocles in the Suda......Page 228 Bibliography......Page 232 Index......Page 264 Introductory Essay -- Hierocles, Elements Of Ethics -- Stobaeus's Exttracts From Hierocles, On Appropriate Acts -- Commentary On The Stobaean Extracts. By Ilaria Ramelli ; Translated By David Konstan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.