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Author Demulder, Bram, author

Title Plutarch's cosmological ethics / by Bram Demulder
Published Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, [2022]
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Series Plutarchea hypomnemata
Plutarchea hypomnemata.
Summary Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch?s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ethics on his particular interpretation of Plato?s cosmology: our quest for the good life should start by considering the good cosmos in which we live. The practical consequences of this cosmological foundation permeate various domains of Greco-Roman life: the musician, the organiser of a drinking party, and the politician should all be guided by cosmology. After exploring these domains, this book offers in-depth interpretations of two works which can only be fully understood by paying attention to cosmological aspects: 'Dialogue on Love' and 'On Tranquillity of Mind'
Analysis Plutarch;Platonism;Middle Platonism;(ancient) cosmology;(ancient) ethics;Timaeus;(classical) literature
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-409) and indexes
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Plutarch -- Ethics
Plutarch
Ethics, Ancient.
Cosmology, Ancient.
Ethics.
ethics (philosophy)
Ethics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789461664525
9461664524
9789461664518
9461664516