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OverviewThis original and provocative engagement with Erasmus' work argues that the Dutch humanist discovered in classical Stoicism several principles which he developed into a paradigm-shifting application of Stoicism to Christianity. Ross Dealy offers novel readings of some lesser and well-known Erasmian texts and presents a detailed discussion of the reception of Stoicism in the Renaissance. In a considered interpretation of Erasmus' De taedio Iesu, Dealy clearly shows the two-dimensional Stoic elements in Erasmus' thought from an early time onward. Erasmus' genuinely philosophical disposition is evidenced in an analysis of his edition of Cicero's De officiis. Building on stoicism Erasmus shows that Christ's suffering in Gethsemane was not about the triumph of spirit over flesh but about the simultaneous workings of two opposite but equally essential types of value: on the one side spirit and on the other involuntary and intractable natural instincts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ross DealyPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.760kg ISBN: 9781487500610ISBN 10: 1487500610 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 04 January 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction A Philosophy Beneath The Rhetoric Part I The Fifteenth-Century Background Part Ii Erasmus’ Two-Dimensional Stoicism Part Iii Stoic Natural Instinct and Christ’s Fear of Death, De Taedio Iesu Part Iv Larger Philosophical Issues Part V Correcting a Thousand Years of Christology Part Vi Beyond Devotionalist Assumptions Part Vii Spiritual Warfare Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviews'This meticulous study of 16th century thinking can be dense, but the picture of Erasmus that emerges will prove worth the effort.' - D.A. Brown - Choice Magazine vol 55:01:2017 `This meticulous study of 16th century thinking can be dense, but the picture of Erasmus that emerges will prove worth the effort.' -- D.A. Brown * Choice Magazine vol 55:01:2017 * Author InformationRoss Dealy is a retired associate professor at St. John’s University, NY. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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