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The Role Ethics of Epictetus
Brian Earl Johnson · 2014
76/100
👍 Worth It
Brian Johnson's original argument — that Epictetus grounds his ethics in the roles we inhabit rather than in canonical Stoic virtues — is a genuine scholarly contribution, recognized as the most extensive analysis of roles in Epictetus by Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Lexington Books and dual journal reviews in top philosophy publications confirm this is a rigorously peer-reviewed academic work. The audience is narrow by design, and pricing will be a barrier for general readers, but for philosophers and classicists working in Stoic ethics this is a clear Worth It.
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