The Stoic Bible Florilegium for the Good Life Expanded Giles Laurén 9780985081102 Books
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A collection of sourced Stoic quotes suitable for studying Stoicism and maintaining a Stoic attitude, with an Introduction, Chronology, 3 illustrations and a bibliography. Also useful as an introduction to Greek thought and handy reference to Stoic ideas.
The Stoic Bible Florilegium for the Good Life Expanded Giles Laurén 9780985081102 Books
This is very useful to the class I am teaching on Stoicism and Boethius, and well worth the price, but the introduction is not scholarly. An example: the editor states that women don't need to find their end in life because we already know it: family and children, but men do need to know what they live for. What?????? There are other strange generalizations like that; the editor seems unaware that Seneca proposed the good life of philosophical virtue to women (Ad Marciam) and that the Stoics were not all materialists or rationalists (though he does cite Boethius so he should know better).Product details
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The Stoic Bible Florilegium for the Good Life Expanded Giles Laurén 9780985081102 Books Reviews
The compilation of quotes from all over the ancient philosophical world is a workable reference tool. However, it looses two stars for me for two reasons.
The first star is lost due to lack of organizational principle. The quotes are organized by author, roughly chronologically. There is no index for topical searches (unlike the organization of the smaller but far superior The Stoics Reader Selected Writings and Testimonia) so unless you plan to read it cover to cover, or to randomly sample texts, you must know what passage you are looking for before you approach the book. Additionally, the Bibliography is an undifferentiated mix of translations of the source materials, commentary, and more recent philosophical explorations of the Stoic legacy.
The second star is lost due to the material the author has added. The Prologue and Introduction are bombastic at best, inflammatory at worst. The following quote should suffice
"What is the difference between Western and Eastern thought? Mens' actions follow from speech which in turn follows from thoughts and our thoughts are organized by either Reason or Superstition. Thoughts thus become acts. Thoughts can come from Principles or from Fear/Dogma/Training. When Western man asked himself what he should do, he used his Reason to weigh the possibilities, motives, objectives and means and chose his best action. Eastern man's actions were guided by Fear of his rulers, the Superstitious demands of his gods and the customary Training of his clan. The Greek found new answers, the Easterner repeated old mistakes."
This is an extremely simplistic, and I would argue prejudicial, perspective on the development of the foundations for rational thought. Indian, Chinese and Arab contributions throughout history to philosophy, science and the very arts of writing and number cannot be so easily brushed away. This approach puts Oikeiosis to a severe test.
That being said, if one ignores the additional material and uses an outside search mechanism, this can still be a useful tool to be added to an experienced philosophy student's bookshelf, though I don't recommend it to beginners.
If you are looking for in introduction to Stoic philosophy, I recommend John Sellars' Stoicism (Ancient Philosophies), and for a course on Stoic practice, I highly recommend Keith Seddon's Stoic Serenity A Practical Course on Finding Inner Peace.
Excellent compilation.
If Giles Lauren reads this comment I would like to personally and sincerely thank him for his work compiling the most precious book I have ever held.
A bit redundant and no set story line, but a lot of maxims for Stoics. Would need to be more refined.
As an armchair philosopher, and a lover of Stoicism, this is a work I've longed to find. While not an introductory work, those familiar will relish the web of research. I no longer have the time to delve into long heavy philosophical reading. This book gives short, documented things to think about. I consider it a must have for my Stoic book collection. If there were to be a college course on Stoicism alone, this would be the only needed text.
Collecting aphorisms as an aid to the practice is philosophy was common in the ancient world and was recommended by Seneca and other writers. Arrian, when he produced his Enchiridion, compiled quotations and paraphrases that summarised, for him, the key concepts of the stoicism of his teacher, Epictetus. Giles Lauren has compiled a massive collection of aphorisms of ancient Greek and Roman wisdom for the modern reader. He has done a great service for the students of Stoicism and Greek and Roman philosophy in general. Citations are included for every quotation, allowing the reader to refer to the original works should the wish to do so.
Although the book is entitled the "Stoics Bible", it includes quotations from many sources (including Plato and Aristotle) that pre-date the stoics, and others from those who were opponents of the stoics (the Cynics, Plutarch, Lucian). It is a wonderful reference, and clearly a labour of love by the author.
Stoicism is going through another revival and Mr Laurent has provided the many students of stoicism around the world with an excellent and valuable reference. The author suggests that there may be further additions to the book to include some later writers and I eagerly await the next revision.
This is very useful to the class I am teaching on Stoicism and Boethius, and well worth the price, but the introduction is not scholarly. An example the editor states that women don't need to find their end in life because we already know it family and children, but men do need to know what they live for. What?????? There are other strange generalizations like that; the editor seems unaware that Seneca proposed the good life of philosophical virtue to women (Ad Marciam) and that the Stoics were not all materialists or rationalists (though he does cite Boethius so he should know better).
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