Virtues for the People : Aspects of Plutarchan Ethics / Geert Roskam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roskam, Geert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Plutarch of Chaeronea 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's collected essays deal with these questions from different perspectives and 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.

Contents:

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Plutarch's Broadcasting Ethics / G. Roskam Roskam, G., L. Van der Stockt Stockt, L. Van der 7

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 Stockt, L. Van der 19

What is Popular about Plutarch's 'Popular Philosophy'? / Chr. Pelling Pelling, Chr. 41

Plutarch's Lives and the Critical Reader / T.E. Duff Duff, T.E. 59

Greek Poleis and the Roman Empire: Nature and Features of Political Virtues in an Autocratic System / P. Desideri Desideri, P. 83

Del Satiro che voleva baciare il fuoco (o Come trarre vantaggio dai nemici) / J.C. Capriglione Capriglione, J.C. 99

Plutarch's 'Diet-Ethics'. Precepts of Healthcare Between Diet and Ethics / L. Van Hoof Hoof, L. Van 109

2 Some theoretical questions on ethical praxis

Plutarchan Morality: Arete, Tyche, and Non-Consequentialism / H.M. Martin Martin, H.M. 133

Virtue, Fortune, and Happiness in Theory and Practice / J. Opsomer Opsomer, J. 151

Plutarch Against Epicurus on Affection for Offspring. A Reading of De amore prolis / G. Roskam Roskam, G. 175

3 Virtues and vices

Plutarch's 'Minor' Ethics: Some Remarks on De garrulitate, De curiositate, and De vitioso pudore / A.G. Nikolaidis Nikolaidis, A.G. 205

Plutarchs Schrift gegen das Borgen ($): Adressaten, Lehrziele und Genos / H.G. Ingenkamp Ingenkamp, H.G. 223

Competition and its Costs: $ in Plutarch's Society and Heroes / Ph.A. Stadter Stadter, Ph.A. 237

4 'Popular philosophy' in context

Astrometeorología y creencias sobre los astros en Plutarco / A. Pérez Jiménez Jiménez, A. Pérez 259

Bitch is Not a Four-Letter Word. Animal Reason and Human Passion in Plutarch / J. Mossman Mossman, J., F. Titchener Titchener, F. 273

Autour du miroir. Les miroitements d'une image dans l'æuvre de Plutarque / F. Frazier Frazier, F. 297.

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BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102275

ISBN:

9789058678584

Publisher Number:

10.11116/VP_PLU

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access