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Ethical Education in Plutarch

Moralising Agents and Contexts

By: Sophia Xenophontos

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Ethical Education in Plutarch

Moralising Agents and Contexts

By: Sophia Xenophontos

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.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110350467

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Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

By: Sophia Xenophontos

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Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

By: Sophia Xenophontos

Galen was notable in the ancient world for his creative intermingling of medicine and practical ethics. This book is the first authoritative analysis of Galen's psychological and ethical works alongside a large number of his technical tracts, both medical and philosophical, and offers a robust framework through which we can comprehend his role as a practical ethicist - an aspect of his intellectual profile that has been little understood until now. Sophia Xenophontos explores a wide range of literature on moralia in the Roman imperial period, as well as topics including the pathology of emotions, the social role of medicine, and character formation and social ethics, to show the sophisticated and complex ways in which moral themes and controversies from antiquity were adapted and reinvigorated by Galen. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009247816

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Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

By: Sophia Xenophontos

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Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

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Provides the first authoritative study of Galen's moralising discourse in relation to and beyond his proficiency in medicine.

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1009247808

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Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

By: Sophia A. Xenophontos

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By: Sophia A. Xenophontos

Offering the first authoritative analysis of Galen's psychological and ethical works alongside a large number of technical tracts, both medical and philosophical, this book provides a new framework through which we can comprehend Galen's role as a practical ethicist - an aspect of his intellectual profile that has been little understood until now"--

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Ethical Education in Plutarch

Moralising Agents and Contexts

By: Sophia Xenophontos

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An Unexpected Ally

A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge, and Redemption

By: Sophia Kouidou-Giles

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An Unexpected Ally

A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge, and Redemption

By: Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Powerful Circe, daughter of the sun-god Helios, is sad to see Odysseus, King of Ithaca, depart from her island, Aeaea—but her heartbreak is eased after dolphins take her to Delos, where she explores a new love relationship. Circe has a strained relationship with her mother, Perse, but when she finally listens to Perse’s encouragement to seek out the amphibian god Glaucus, she’s glad she’s heeded her advice. Together, the two embark on underwater adventures, and Circe shares with Glaucus her knowledge about the healing and harmful power of herbs. While in Delos, she also meets and befriends Skylla, a local beauty with whom Glaucus is enthralled, although the girl is indifferent. Circe eventually returns to Aeaea, but one day she learns, upon consulting her scrying mirror, that there is trouble in Delos that requires her immediate action. In the turbulent world of gods mingling with mortals, our heroine shifts shapes, flies, and uses her superpowers to reverse the course of evil. In a tangle of love, hate, vengeance, and the final righting of wrongs, a cast of irresistible characters weaves an adventure laced with beauty and terror in An Unexpected Ally—a newly woven set of tales that brings to life ancient Greek myths and revives issues familiar to contemporary readers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1647425565

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Ethical Education in Plutarch

Ethical Education in Plutarch

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen

Ethical Education in Plutarch

Ethical Education in Plutarch

An Unexpected Ally

An Unexpected Ally

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