Seneca on society : a guide to De beneficiis
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Seneca on society : a guide to De beneficiis
Oxford University Press, 2014, c2013
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First ed. published in 2013, first published in pbk. 2014
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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内容説明
Seneca's De Beneficiis (On Benefits) is the only work surviving from antiquity that discusses the exchange of gifts and services. Though the topic is of great importance, in practical moral philosophy, sociology, and in the historical study of how Roman society worked, the treatise has received comparatively little scholarly notice in modern times. This is partly attributable to its length, Seneca's fullest treatment of a single subject, and its
puzzling structure. In this volume Griffin aims to explain the philosophical, sociological, and historical significance of De Beneficiis, and make it more accessible to readers.
Divided into three sections, the volume firstly defines the phenomenon Seneca treats in De Beneficiis, pointing out his Stoic orientation and the relevance of his discussion to the Roman elite's code of conduct and to the phenomenon of the Princeps. The second section explores the work itself: its date, addressee, structure, teaching strategy, its relation to other works of Seneca, and its later reputation up to the Renaissance. The final section provides a detailed synopsis of each
book, accompanied by notes in commentary form, as well as separate biographical notes on the persons mentioned in De Beneficiis.
目次
- PART I: THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF DE BENEFICIIS
- PART II: SENECA'S TREATISE
- PART III: A MAP OF DE BENEFICIIS
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