Stoic cosmos, the: conflagration, cosmogony, and recurrence in early stoicism

Auteur :
Salles, Ricardo
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009422796
Date de publication :
30 juin 2025
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A detailed and accessible reconstruction of the Stoic philosophical doctrine that our cosmos is periodically destroyed and restored. Explains its uniqueness compared to earlier cosmologies and refers to central questions in the interpretation of Stoicism, such as the role of the Stoic god in cosmology.