William O. Stephens | Academic Influence

William O. Stephens's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings

William O. Stephens

Philosophy

#926

World Rank

#1767

Historical Rank

#403

USA Rank

Ancient Philosophy

#16

World Rank

#24

Historical Rank

#4

USA Rank

Ethics

#128

World Rank

#158

Historical Rank

#62

USA Rank

Logic

#1221

World Rank

#1913

Historical Rank

#378

USA Rank

philosophy Degrees

Download Badge

Philosophy

William O. Stephens's Degrees

PhD Philosophy University of California, Riverside
Masters Philosophy University of California, Riverside
Bachelors Philosophy University of California, Riverside

Similar Degrees You Can Earn

Best Online Bachelor's in Philosophy 2024

Why Is William O. Stephens Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, William O. Stephens , is an American philosopher and scholar of Stoicism. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Creighton University after retiring from teaching at their Omaha Campus in 2020. Biography Stephens was born in Lafayette, Indiana and grew up in West Lafayette where he attended West Lafayette Senior High School and began his study of ancient civilizations and Latin. He studied Philosophy at the College of Wooster for two years before transferring to Earlham College, where he earned his undergraduate degree. Stephens completed his graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, studying under Charles H. Kahn, Alexander Nehamas, and Martin Ostwald. He received his doctorate in Philosophy in 1990.

(See a Problem?)

William O. Stephens's Published Works

Number of citations in a given year to any of this author's works

Total number of citations to an author for the works they published in a given year. This highlights publication of the most important work(s) by the author

Published Works

Stoic Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom (2007) (28)
Epictetus’ Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes: Guides to Stoic Living (2008) (20)
Five Arguments for Vegetarianism (1994) (15)
Stoic Naturalism, Rationalism, and Ecology (1994) (12)
Introducing New Gods: The Politics of Athenian Religion (1995) (11)
Epictetus on How the Stoic Sage Loves (1996) (10)
Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed (2011) (9)
Dumb Beasts and Dead Philosophers: Humanity and the Humane in Ancient Philosophy and Literature (2008) (8)
The ethics of the stoic Epictetus : an English translation (2001) (6)
The Ideal of the Stoic Sportsman (2004) (5)
Review of R. J. Hankinson (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Galen (2010) (4)
Epictetus on Fearing Death: Bugbear and Open Door Policy (2014) (4)
Masks, androids, and primates: The evolution of the concept "person" (2006) (4)
Musonius Rufus, Lectures and Sayings (2011) (4)
Stoicism and Food (2019) (3)
Philosophy as Therapy for the Soul (2006) (3)
Epictetus on Beastly Vices and Animal Virtues (2013) (3)
How Might a Stoic Eat in Accordance with Nature and “Environmental Facts”? (2020) (3)
One True Life: The Stoics and Early Christians as Rival Traditions (2018) (2)
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, by Donald Robertson (2020) (2)
The Stoics and their Philosophical System (2020) (1)
The Case for Vegetarianism: Philosophy for a Small Planet (1997) (1)
Simplicius. On Epictetus’ Handbook 1–26 (2004) (1)
CAN A STOIC LOVE (2011) (1)
Refugees, Exiles, and Stoic Cosmopolitanism (2018) (1)
Stoicism in the Stars : Yoda, the Emperor, and the Force (2005) (1)
Public Health, Ethical Vegetarianism, and the Harms of the Animal Food Industry (2019) (1)
What's Love Got to Do with It? Epicureanism and Friends with Benefits (2010) (1)
A History of Habit: From Aristotle to Bourdieu (2013) (1)
The Discourses of Epictetus (1997) (0)
The Simile of the Talus in Cicero, De Finibus 3.54 (1996) (0)
Real Men are Stoics: An Interpretation of Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full (2000) (0)
An Avanced approach to process hardening (2005) (0)
WISE WOMAN VERSUS MANIC MAN: DIOTIMA AND ALCIBIADES IN PLATO’S SYMPOSIUM (2011) (0)
Stoicism and the philosophies of the Jedi and the Sith. (2014) (0)
Review of Forgiveness and Revenge, by Trudy Govier (2003) (0)
Marcus Aurelius (2021) (0)
The Philosophy of Epictetus (2009) (0)
Food for Thought: The Debate over Eating Meat Edited by Steve F. Sapontzis (2006) (0)
A Philosopher-Emperor’s Approach to Conflict Management. (2012) (0)
Logic and the Imperial Stoa (review) (2008) (0)
Introduction (2022) (0)
Refugees, Stoicism and cosmic Citizenship (2020) (0)
The Roman Stoics: Self, Responsibility, and Affection, by Gretchen Reydams-Schils (2006) (0)
Book review (1993) (0)
If Friendship Hurts, an Epicurean Deserts: A Reply to Andrew Mitchell (2002) (0)
Separated Spouses and Equal Partners: Cicero, Ovid, and Marriage at a Distance (2011) (0)
A stoicism for our time (2000) (0)
The Invention of Duty: Stoicism as Deontology by Jack Visnjic (review) (2022) (0)
Epictetus’s Encheiridion (2023) (0)
Book reviews (2001) (0)
The Providential Tourist: Epictetus on How a Stoic Travels (2007) (0)
Stoic strength: An examination of the ethics of Epictetus (1990) (0)
Christianity and Islam (2009) (0)
The Ethics of the Stoic Epictetus (2021) (0)
Review articles (1999) (0)
The Ethics of the Stoic EpictetusEpictetus: Discourses Book 1 (2000) (0)
Don’t Worry, Be Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Troubled Times, by Peter J. Vernezze (2007) (0)
Review of T. Scaltsas & A. Mason (Eds.), The Philosophy of Epictetus (2009) (0)
Taking Ourselves Seriously: The Relevance of Dworkinian Principlism in Genetic Research (2006) (0)
Stoicism and Food Ethics (2022) (0)
The Roman Stoics on Habit (2013) (0)
The Mereology of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. (2012) (0)
EPICTETUS AND PRAYER (2021) (0)
Response: Straying and Spaying: What Do Cats Care About? (1995) (0)

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Other Resources About William O. Stephens

en.wikipedia.org

What Schools Are Affiliated With William O. Stephens?

William O. Stephens is affiliated with the following schools: