The Stoic Origins of Erasmus' Philosophy of Christ

Ross Dealy

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English

University of Toronto Press
04 January 2017

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

Series: Erasmus Studies

This 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.

By: Ross Dealy
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 760g
ISBN: 9781487500610
ISBN 10: 1487500610
Series: Erasmus Studies
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 04 January 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 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 Index

Ross Dealy is a retired associate professor at St. John’s University, NY.

Reviews for The Stoic Origins of Erasmus' Philosophy of Christ

'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