Christopher Gill explores the ethical ideas of the ancient Stoics and their significance for modern moral theory. He draws out the continuing value of Stoic thinking, in particular on the relationship between virtue and happiness, and on the interconnections between ethical understanding, social relationships, and emotion.

Christopher Gill is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. His interests focus on Greek and Roman ethics and psychology, including ancient ideas of personality and self, and the philosophical therapy of emotions. He is also concerned with the relationship between ancient and modern ideas on these topics. He has published a number of monographs and edited volumes on these subjects, especially with Oxford University Press.

• Preface


• Note on Conventions


• Introduction


• Part One: Living Naturally


• 1: Virtue and Happiness


• 2: Virtue, Indifferents, and Practical Deliberation


• 3: Ethics and Nature


• Part Two: Learning to Live Naturally


• Introduction to Part Two


• 4: 'Appropriation': Ethical Development as Natural


• 5: Emotional Development


• Part Three: Stoic Ethics and Modern Moral Theory


• 6: Stoicism and Modern Virtue Ethics


• 7: Stoic Ethics, Human Nature, and the Environment


• 8: Stoic Development and Guidance and Modern Thought


• References


• Index of Ancient Passages


• General Index