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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leuven :
Leuven University Press
2011.
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| Colección: | Plutarchea hypomnemata.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429940906719 |
| 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 |
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| Notas: | Originally presented at an international conference in Delphi. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-349) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789461661180 |
