Ethical education in Plutarch : moralising agents and contexts / Sophia Xenophontos.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Xenophontos, Sophia, author.

Series:

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; Band 349.

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde, Band 349

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plutarch--Criticism and interpretation.

Plutarch.

Plutarch--Ethics.

Ethics.

Moral education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In addition to being the author of the Parallel Lives of noble Greeks and Romans, Plutarch of Chaeronea (AD c.46-c.120) is widely known for his rich ethical theory, which has ensured him a reputation as one of the most profound moralists in antiquity and beyond. Previous studies have considered Plutarch's moralism in the light of specific works or group of works, so that an exploration of his overall concept of ethical education remains a desideratum. Bringing together a wide range of texts from both the Parallel Lives and the Moralia, this study puts the moralising agents that Plutarch considers important for ethical development at the heart of its interpretation. These agents operate in different educational settings, and perform distinct moralising roles, dictated by the special features of the type of moral education they are expected to enact. Ethical education in Plutarch becomes a distinctive manifestation of paideia vis-à-vis the intellectual trends of the Imperial period, especially in contexts of cultural identity and power. By reappraising Plutarch's ethical authority and the significance of his didactic spirit, this book will appeal not only to scholars and students of Plutarch, but to anyone interested in the history of moral education and the development of Greek ethics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Editions, abbreviations, and other conventions

Symbols, orthography, and transliteration of Greek terms

Introduction

Chapter 1. Character change and character development in Plutarch: the significance of education in a range of settings

Chapter 2. Moral education between parents and children

Chapter 3. Moral training in the classroom

Chapter 4. The marital chamber as a school for well-ordered comportment: women’s education

Chapter 5. Politics as a site of moral education

Chapter 6. Moralising in the military field: Plutarch and the ethics of generalship

Chapter 7. Educating over wine: moral pedagogy in Plutarch’s Table Talk

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of names and topics

Index of Plutarchan passages

Index of passages in other authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 27, 2016).

Ph. D. University of Oxford 2011.

ISBN:

9783110383317

3110383314

9783110350463

3110350467

OCLC:

951149803