Ethics in Aesop's fables : the Augustana collection / by Christos A. Zafiropoulos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zafiropoulos, Christos A., author.

Series:

Mnemosyne, Supplements 216.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 0169-8958 ; 216

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesop--Influence.

Aesop.

Aesop's fables.

Fables, Greek--History and criticism.

Fables, Greek.

Ethics, Ancient, in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston ; Köln : Brill, [2001]

Summary:

Ethics in Aesop’s Fables: the Augustana Collection offers an original and innovative analysis of the Greek fable in the framework of Greek ethical thinking. The book starts with a brief account of the history and genre of the Greek fable. It then focuses on the Augustana collection of prose fables and analyses its ethical content in the larger context of Greek thought. A detailed comparison of Greek ethical thinking with the language of the fables shows the persistence of certain types of ethical reasoning and of certain key ethical norms. The author argues that although the fable was not 'philosophy', it was indeed 'philosophical' because it communicated normative messages about human behaviour, which reflected widespread views in Greek ethical thought. This book is of special interest to both students and scholars of Greek fable and of Greek philosophy.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

THE GREEK FABLE

CONFLICT IN THE AUGUSTANA FABLES

RECIPROCITY IN THE AUGUSTANA

THE FABLE AS A FORM OF ETHICAL REASONING

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDICES FABULARUM and LOCORUM

SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE / H. Pinkster , H.W. Pleket , C.J. Ruijgh , D.M. Schenkeveld and P.H. Schrijvers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-35104-3

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004351042 DOI