Cargando…

Virtues for the people : aspects of Plutarchan ethics /

Plutarch of Chaeronea, Platonist, polymath, and prolific writer, was by no means an armchair philosopher. He believed in the necessity for a philosopher to affect the lives of his fellow citizens. That urge inspired many of his writings to meet what he considered people''s true needs. Alth...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Roskam, Geert, Stockt, L. Van der
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leuven : Leuven University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Plutarchea hypomnemata.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Plutarch of Chaeronea, Platonist, polymath, and prolific writer, was by no means an armchair philosopher. He believed in the necessity for a philosopher to affect the lives of his fellow citizens. That urge inspired many of his writings to meet what he considered people''s true needs. Although these writings on practical ethics illustrate in various ways Plutarch''s authorial talents and raise many challenging questions (regarding their overall structure, content, purpose, and underlying philosophical and social presuppositions), they have attracted only limited scholarly attention. Virtues fo.
Notas:Papers presented at an international conference held in Delphi, Greece.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9461661185
9789461661180
9789058678584
905867858X