Moral values in the ancient world

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Moral values in the ancient world

John Ferguson

(Routledge library editions, . Ancient philosophy ; v. 3)

Routledge, 2017

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Reprint. Originally published: London : Methuen, 1958

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book studies the pilgrimage of the Ancient World in its search for moral truth. After a brief examination of the values which dominated Homeric society and the subsequent aristocracies, the central portion of the book is an account and analysis of the moral ideas which illuminated the Greek, Roman and Hebrew worlds during the classical period. The volume discusses the cardinal virtues, the place of friendship, Plato's love, philanthropia and the moral insights of the Jewish prophets and subsequently examines Christian love.

Table of Contents

1. The Homeric Age 2. The Values of Early Greek Society 3. The Cardinal Virtues 4. Friendship 5. Eros 6. Phialthropia 7. Homonoia 8. The Triumph of Autarcy 9. Romana virtus 10. The Virtues of a Roman Emperor 11. The Contribution of Judaism 12. Agape

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  • NCID
    BD05703455
  • ISBN
    • 9781138202702
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    256 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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