William O Stephens
Biographic Data
| ID | 1492147 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William O Stephens |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | O Stephens |
| SIGNATURE | STEPHENS W O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Creighton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9840-8455 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pluralist Vegetarian Arguments and the Cumulative Case for Dietary Reform
Daniel Dorado has argued that appeals to health in vegan advocacy may harm more animals than they save. This paper accepts the force of that warning when health is made the principal justification for veganism or vegetarianism. Arguments that put bodily or nutritional health first are vulnerable to contested evidence, individual variation, substitution from larger to smaller animals, and the narrowing of animal ethics into a campaign for human be…
Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics
For anyone approaching the Encheiridion of Epictetus for the first time, this book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding a complex philosophical text. Including a full translation and clear explanatory commentaries, Epictetus’s ‘Encheiridion’ introduces readers to a hugely influential work of Stoic philosophy. Scott Aikin and William O. Stephens unravel the core themes of Stoic ethics found within this ancient handbook. Focusing on the …
How Might a Stoic Eat in Accordance with Nature and “Environmental Facts”
Refugees, Stoicism and cosmic Citizenship
The Roman imperial Stoics were familiar with exile. I argue that the Stoics’ view of being a refugee differed sharply from their view of what is owed to refugees. A Stoic adopts the perspective of a cosmopolitēs, a ‘citizen of the world’, a rational being everywhere at home in the universe. Virtue can be cultivated and practiced in any locale, so being a refugee is an ‘indifferent’ that poses no obstacle to happiness. But other people are our fel…
Dumb Beasts and Dead Philosophers: Humanity and the Humane in Ancient Philosophy and Literature
The Case for Vegetarianism: Philosophy for a Small Planet
Epictetus On How The Stoic Sage Loves
While much excellent work has been done on the Stoic doctrine of the emotions in general, and some work on the Stoic concept of friendship, there has been little systematic study of the Stoic account of that spectrum of emotional dispositions covered by our term .love𣀙 What kind of love is the Stoic Sage (¢,poviμ.os) capable of? Cicero’ Cato declares that . Even the passion of love when pure is not thought incompatible with the character of the …
Lukrez, der Kepos und die Stoiker: Untersuchungen zur Schule Epikurs und zu den Quellen von De rerum natura
Stoic Naturalism, Rationalism, and Ecology
Lukrez, der Kepos und die Stoiker: Untersuchungen zur Schule Epikurs und zu den Quellen von De rerum natura
Stoic Naturalism, Rationalism, and Ecology
Epictetus On How The Stoic Sage Loves
While much excellent work has been done on the Stoic doctrine of the emotions in general, and some work on the Stoic concept of friendship, there has been little systematic study of the Stoic account of that spectrum of emotional dispositions covered by our term .love𣀙 What kind of love is the Stoic Sage (¢,poviμ.os) capable of? Cicero’ Cato declares that . Even the passion of love when pure is not thought incompatible with the character of the …
The Case for Vegetarianism: Philosophy for a Small Planet
Dumb Beasts and Dead Philosophers: Humanity and the Humane in Ancient Philosophy and Literature
How Might a Stoic Eat in Accordance with Nature and “Environmental Facts”
Refugees, Stoicism and cosmic Citizenship
The Roman imperial Stoics were familiar with exile. I argue that the Stoics’ view of being a refugee differed sharply from their view of what is owed to refugees. A Stoic adopts the perspective of a cosmopolitēs, a ‘citizen of the world’, a rational being everywhere at home in the universe. Virtue can be cultivated and practiced in any locale, so being a refugee is an ‘indifferent’ that poses no obstacle to happiness. But other people are our fel…
Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics
For anyone approaching the Encheiridion of Epictetus for the first time, this book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding a complex philosophical text. Including a full translation and clear explanatory commentaries, Epictetus’s ‘Encheiridion’ introduces readers to a hugely influential work of Stoic philosophy. Scott Aikin and William O. Stephens unravel the core themes of Stoic ethics found within this ancient handbook. Focusing on the …
Pluralist Vegetarian Arguments and the Cumulative Case for Dietary Reform
Daniel Dorado has argued that appeals to health in vegan advocacy may harm more animals than they save. This paper accepts the force of that warning when health is made the principal justification for veganism or vegetarianism. Arguments that put bodily or nutritional health first are vulnerable to contested evidence, individual variation, substitution from larger to smaller animals, and the narrowing of animal ethics into a campaign for human be…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Art (4 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (4 works) · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (4 works) · Applied philosophy (3 works) · Contemporary philosophy (3 works) · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)