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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leuven :
Leuven University Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | Plutarchea hypomnemata.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Papers presented at an international conference held in Delphi, Greece. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9461661185 9789461661180 |