The Theory of Incorporeals in Ancient Stoicism

Contents :

Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors

Translator's Note
Jared C. Bly and Ryan J. Johnson

Introduction: The Life of the Incorporeal
Michael James Bennett

The Theory of Incorporeals in Ancient Stoicism
Émile Bréhier, Translated by Jared C. Bly and Ryan J. Johnson

Minima Metaphysica: Bréhier Brings Stoicism to the Surface of French Philosophy (1908-2024)
Thomas Bénatouïl

Reviews :

Bréhier’s highly clear work on causality in Greek antiquity, on the articulation between Stoic physics and logic, on the enigmatic lekton, is a cult book that has pollinated the contemporary French philosophy of the event. The excellent translation is enriched by excellent essays that allow us to measure and elucidate its legacy.

– Frédérique Ildefonse, CNRS, Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale, Paris

About the Author :

Émile Bréhier (1876-1952) was a Professor at the Universities of Rennes, Bordeaux and directed the Revue d'Histoire de la Philosophie. In 1944 he succeeded Henri Bergson at the Sorbonne and was Lévy-Bruhl's successor as director of the Revue. His most influential works relate to the history of philosophy, and in particular Hellenic, Medieval, and German philosophy. Especially important are his studies of Plotinus, including his French translation of the Enneads. Bréhier’s many seminal works include: The Philosophical and Religious Ideas of Philo of Alexandria (1908); the monumental History of Philosophy, (1926-1932 and constantly reprinted since); The Philosophy of Plotinus (1928); The Philosophy of the Middle Ages (1937); Philosophy and its Past (1940); Transformation of French Philosophy (1950); The Current Themes of Philosophy (1951).