William O. Stephens is an American philosopher whose research centres on ancient Greek and Roman ethics, especially Stoicism and the writings of Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Creighton University. His books include Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed (2012) and Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics (2023). His work has been reviewed in scholarly venues, including Bryn Mawr Classical Review and Ancient Philosophy.

Marcus Aurelius
2011
ISBN 9781441125613
The Person
2005
ISBN 9780131848115
Stoic Ethics
2007
ISBN 9781441187918
Ethics of the Stoic Epictetus
2021
ISBN 9781433176128
STOIC ETHICS: EPICTETUS AND HAPPINESS AS FREEDOM
2007
ISBN 9780826496089
Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
2005
ISBN 9780812697018
A History of Habit: From Aristotle to Bourdieu
2013
ISBN 9780739181997