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The philosophical life : biography and the crafting of intellectual identity in late antiquity /
Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as the author argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
2013
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| Colección: | Patristic monograph series ;
no. 21. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as the author argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 353 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-343) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813221632 0813221633 |