Virtues for the people : aspects of Plutarchan ethics

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Virtues for the people : aspects of Plutarchan ethics

edited by Geert Roskam and Luc Van der Stockt

(Plutarchea hypomnemata)

Leuven University Press, c2011

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Originally presented at an international conference in Delphi

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-349) and index

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Description

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 for the People contains a collection of essays that deal with these questions from different perspectives and as such throw a new light upon this multifaceted domain of Plutarch's thinking and writing. Special points of interest are the concept of ‘popular philosophy' itself and its implications, its dependence on a more theoretical philosophical background, and the importance of moral progress, the therapy of wickedness, and the common experiences of everyday life. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Table of Contents

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Plutarch's Broadcasting Ethics G. Roskam - L. Van der Stockt 1. Virtues for the people Semper duo, numquam tres? Plutarch's Popularphilosophie on Friendship and Virtue in On having many friends L. Van der Stockt What is Popular about Plutarch's 'Popular Philosophy'? Chr. Pelling Plutarch's Lives and the Critical Reader T.E. Duff Greek Poleis and the Roman Empire: Nature and Features of Political Virtues in an Autocratic System P. Desideri Del Satiro che voleva baciare il fuoco (o Come trarre vantaggio dai nemici) J.C. Capriglione Plutarch's 'Diet-Ethics'. Precepts of Healthcare Between Diet and Ethics L. Van Hoof 2. Some theoretical questions on ethical praxis Plutarchan Morality: Arete, Tyche, and Non-Consequentialism H.M. Martin Virtue, Fortune, and Happiness in Theory and Practice J. Opsomer Plutarch Against Epicurus on Affection for Offspring. A Reading of De amore prolis G. Roskam 3. Virtues and vices Plutarch's 'Minor' Ethics: Some Remarks on De garrulitate, De curiositate, and De vitioso pudore A.G. Nikolaidis Plutarchs Schrift gegen das Borgen (ΠεÏὶ τοῦ μὴ δεῖν δανείζεσθαι): Adressaten, Lehrziele und Genos H.G. Ingenkamp Competition and its Costs: Φιλονικία in Plutarch's Society and Heroes Ph.A. Stadter 4. 'Popular philosophy' in context Astrometeorología y creencias sobre los astros en Plutarco A. Pérez Jiménez Bitch is Not a Four-Letter Word. Animal Reason and Human Passion in Plutarch J. Mossman - F. Titchener Autour du miroir. Les miroitements d'une image dans l'oeuvre de Plutarque F. Frazier Bibliography Index Locorum Abstracts

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  • NCID
    BB10326865
  • ISBN
    • 9789058678584
  • LCCN
    2011477025
  • Country Code
    be
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    engfregerita
  • Place of Publication
    Leuven
  • Pages/Volumes
    384 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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