Plutarch S Cosmological Ethics

Author : Bram Demulder
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 442 pages
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Release : 2022-07-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789462703292

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Plutarch’s Cosmological Ethics by Bram Demulder Pdf

A groundbreaking and wide-ranging presentation of Plutarch’s ethics based on the cosmological foundation of his ethical thought Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ethics on his particular interpretation of Plato’s cosmology: our quest for the good life should start by considering the good cosmos in which we live. The practical consequences of this cosmological foundation permeate various domains of Greco-Roman life: the musician, the organiser of a drinking party, and the politician should all be guided by cosmology. After exploring these domains, this book offers in-depth interpretations of two works which can only be fully understood by paying attention to cosmological aspects: Dialogue on Love and On Tranquillity of Mind.

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547010470

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Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch Pdf

The Moralia is a group of manuscripts dating from the 10th-13th centuries. Their author is traditionally believed to be the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. The collection contains 78 essays and speeches concerning Roman and Greek life, morals, and social laws.

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000058491874

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Moralia by Plutarch Pdf

Eclectic essays on ethics, education, and much else besides. Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45-120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular rank by the emperor Trajan and a procuratorship in Greece by Hadrian. He was married and the father of one daughter and four sons. He appears as a man of kindly character and independent thought, studious and learned. Plutarch wrote on many subjects. Most popular have always been the forty-six Parallel Lives, biographies planned to be ethical examples in pairs (in each pair, one Greek figure and one similar Roman), though the last four lives are single. All are invaluable sources of our knowledge of the lives and characters of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers and orators. Plutarch's many other varied extant works, about sixty in number, are known as Moralia or Moral Essays. They are of high literary value, besides being of great use to people interested in philosophy, ethics, and religion. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Moralia is in fifteen volumes, volume XIII having two parts. Volume XVI is a comprehensive Index.

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UCAL:$B306739

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Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch Pdf

Author : Lieve Van Hoof
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191576904

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Plutarch's Practical Ethics by Lieve Van Hoof Pdf

The Second Sophistic (c.AD 60-250) was a time of intense competition for honour and status. Like today, this often caused mental as well as physical stress for the elite of the Roman Empire. This book, which transcends the boundaries between literature, social history, and philosophy, studies Plutarch's practical ethics, a group of twenty-odd texts within the Moralia designed to help powerful Greeks and Romans manage their ambitions and society's expectations successfully. Lieve Van Hoof combines a systematic analysis of the general principles underlying Plutarch's practical ethics, including the author's target readership, therapeutical practices, and self-presentation, with five innovative case studies. A picture emerges of philosophy under the Roman Empire not as a set of abstract, theoretical doctrines, but as a kind of symbolic capital engendering power and prestige for author and reader alike.

Author : Geert Roskam,L. Van der Stockt
Publisher : Universitaire Pers Leuven
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789058678584

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Virtues for the People by Geert Roskam,L. Van der Stockt Pdf

This collection of essays addresses Plutarch's writings on practical ethics from different perspectives, including regarding their overall structure, content, purpose, and underlying philosophical and social presuppositions.

Author : Mark Beck
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118316375

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A Companion to Plutarch by Mark Beck Pdf

A Companion to Plutarch offers a broad survey of the famous historian and biographer; a coherent, comprehensive, and elegant presentation of Plutarch’s thought and influence Constitutes the first survey of its kind, a unified and accessible guide that offers a comprehensive discussion of all major aspects of Plutarch’s oeuvre Provides essential background information on Plutarch’s world, including his own circle of influential friends (Greek and Roman), his travels, his political activity, and his relations with Trajan and other emperors Offers contextualizing background, the literary and cultural details that shed light on some of the fundamental aspects of Plutarch’s thought Surveys the ideologically crucial reception of the Greek Classical Period in Plutarch’s writings Follows the currents of recent serious scholarship, discussing perennial interests, and delving into topics and works not formerly given serious attention

Author : Francesco Pelosi,Federico M. Petrucci
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108832274

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Music and Philosophy in the Roman Empire by Francesco Pelosi,Federico M. Petrucci Pdf

Explores the philosophical import and use of musical notions in crucial moments and authors of the Roman Imperial period.

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Ethics
ISBN : IND:30000061708792

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Plutarch's Moralia: Love stories. That a philosopher ought to converse especially with men in power. To an uneducated ruler.Whether an old man should engage in public affairs. Precepts of statecraft. On monarchy, democracy, and ten orators. Summary of a comparison betweenAristophanes and Menander by Plutarch Pdf

Author : Kelly Arenson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351168113

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The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy by Kelly Arenson Pdf

Hellenistic philosophy concerns the thought of the Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics, the most influential philosophical groups in the era between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) and the defeat of the last Greek stronghold in the ancient world (31 BCE). The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy provides accessible yet rigorous introductions to the theories of knowledge, ethics, and physics belonging to each of the three schools, explores the fascinating ways in which interschool rivalries shaped the philosophies of the era, and offers unique insight into the relevance of Hellenistic views to issues today, such as environmental ethics, consumerism, and bioethics. Eleven countries are represented among the Handbook’s 35 authors, whose chapters were written specifically for this volume and are organized thematically into six sections: The people, history, and methods of Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Skepticism. Earlier philosophical influences on Hellenistic thought, such as Aristotle, Socrates, and Presocratics. The soul, perception, and knowledge. God, fate, and the primary principles of nature and the universe. Ethics, political theory, society, and community. Hellenistic philosophy’s relevance to contemporary life. Spanning from the ancient past to the present, this Handbook aims to show that Hellenistic philosophy has much to offer all thinking people of the twenty-first century.

Author : George Depue Hadzsits
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UCAL:$B14644

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Prolegomena to a Study of the Ethical Ideal of Plutarch and of the Greeks of the First Century A.D.-- by George Depue Hadzsits Pdf

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UCSC:32106005387060

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Plutarch's Moralia by Plutarch Pdf

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020581832

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Plutarch's Morals; Volume 4 by Plutarch Pdf

Plutarch's Morals is a collection of ethical writings by Plutarch, a Greek philosopher and historian. This volume contains his musings on various themes such as courage, friendship, and wisdom. Along with William Watson Goodwin's eloquent translation, the book provides valuable insights into the moral philosophy of the ancient world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sophia Xenophontos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110383317

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Ethical Education in Plutarch by Sophia Xenophontos Pdf

In addition to being the author of the Parallel Lives of noble Greeks and Romans, Plutarch of Chaeronea (AD c.46-c.120) is widely known for his rich ethical theory, which has ensured him a reputation as one of the most profound moralists in antiquity and beyond. Previous studies have considered Plutarch's moralism in the light of specific works or group of works, so that an exploration of his overall concept of ethical education remains a desideratum. Bringing together a wide range of texts from both the Parallel Lives and the Moralia, this study puts the moralising agents that Plutarch considers important for ethical development at the heart of its interpretation. These agents operate in different educational settings, and perform distinct moralising roles, dictated by the special features of the type of moral education they are expected to enact. Ethical education in Plutarch becomes a distinctive manifestation of paideia vis-à-vis the intellectual trends of the Imperial period, especially in contexts of cultural identity and power. By reappraising Plutarch's ethical authority and the significance of his didactic spirit, this book will appeal not only to scholars and students of Plutarch, but to anyone interested in the history of moral education and the development of Greek ethics.

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Ethics
ISBN : LCCN:27026689

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Moralia by Plutarch Pdf

"Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. 45-120 CE, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular rank by the emperor Trajan and a procuratorship in Greece by Hadrian. He was married and the father of one daughter and four sons. He appears as a man of kindly character and independent thought, studious and learned.Plutarch wrote on many subjects. Most popular have always been the 46 Parallel Lives, biographies planned to be ethical examples in pairs (in each pair, one Greek figure and one similar Roman), though the last four lives are single. All are invaluable sources of our knowledge of the lives and characters of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers and orators. Plutarch's many other varied extant works, about 60 in number, are known as Moralia or Moral Essays. They are of high literary value, besides being of great use to people interested in philosophy, ethics and religion.The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Moralia is in fifteen volumes, volume XIII having two parts."--