Plutarch's moon : a new approach to De facie quae in orbe lunae apparet
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Plutarch's moon : a new approach to De facie quae in orbe lunae apparet
(Brill's Plutarch studies / editors, Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, Delfim F. Leão, 12)
Brill, c2023
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-137) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Plutarch's Moon Luisa Lesage Garriga offers a new approach on Plutarch's views on cosmos, the afterlife and salvation, focusing on one of his most fascinating treatises. Dealing with the nature and function of the moon from multiple perspectives, this treatise offers a comprehensive overview of scientific knowledge and religious-philosophical thought from the first centuries CE. Yet, up until now no single scholar has attempted an integral approach to its various and complementary perspectives, generally focusing on a specific aspect, as if they were unrelated.
By means of this study, the author shows that De facie is a literary creation that reflects and conveys a coherent worldview, finally providing a solid and overarching understanding of the treatise.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1 Characters
2 Date Of Composition
3 Date and Location of the Dramatic Action
4 Structure of the Treatise and Summary of Its Contents
2 Study of the Content
1 Plutarch and His Context
2 Nature of the Moon
3 Habitability of the Moon
4 Position of the Moon
5 Conclusions
3 General Conclusions
1 Date of Composition of De facie
2 Date and Location of the Dramatic Action
3 Structure of the Text
4 Conceptual Framework of De facie
5 Philosophical Purpose of De facie
Bibliography
Index Nominum et Locorum
Index of Ancient Sources
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