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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462362503321

Titolo

Plutarch in the religious and philosophical discourse of late antiquity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, Israel Munoz Gallarte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

1-283-85461-9

90-04-23685-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts ; ; 14

Altri autori (Persone)

Roig LanzillottaLautaro

Munoz GallarteIsrael

Disciplina

184

888.01

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers from the XI Congress of the International Plutarch Society held June 2010.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Introduction: Plutarch at the Crossroads of Religion and Philosophy / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta -- Plutarch on the Sleeping Soul and the Waking Intellect and Aristotle’s Double Entelechy Concept / Abraham P. Bos -- The Doctrine of the Passions: Plutarch, Posidonius and Galen / Francesco Becchi -- The Adventitious Motion of the Soul (Plu., De Stoic. repugn. 23, 1045B–F) and the Controversy between Aristo of Chios and the Middle Academy / Raúl Caballero -- Plutarch and “Pagan Monotheism” / Frederick E. Brenk -- Socrates and Alcibiades: A Notorious σχάυδαλου in the Later Platonist Tradition / Geert Roskam -- Salt in the Holy Water: Plutarch’s Quaestiones Naturales in Michael Psellus’ De omnifaria doctrina / Michiel Meeusen -- Iacchus in Plutarch / Ana Isabel Jiménez San Cristóbal -- Plutarch’s Idea of God in the Religious and Philosophical Context of Late Antiquity / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta -- Plutarch as Apollo’s Priest at Delphi / Angelo Casanova -- Plutarch’s Attitude towards Astral Biology / Aurelio Pérez Jiménez -- “Cicalata sul fascino volgarmente detto jettatura”: Plutarch, Quaestio convivalis 5.7 / Paola Volpe Cacciatore -- The Eleusinian Mysteries and



Political Timing in the Life of Alcibiades / Delfim F. Leão -- Mυτηριώδης θεολοΥία: Plutarch's fr. 157 Sandbach between Cultual Traditions and Philosophical Models / Rosario Scannapieco -- A Non-Fideistic Interpretation of \'pistis\' in Plutarch's Writings: The Harmony Between \'pistis\' and Knowledge / George van Kooten -- The Colors of the Souls / Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Bibliography / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Index locorum / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Index rerum / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Index nominum / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte.

Sommario/riassunto

The works of Plutarch, notably his Moralia , provide us with exceptional evidence to reconstruct the spiritual and intellectual atmosphere of the first centuries CE. As a priest of Apollo at Delphi, Plutarch was a first range witness of ancient religious experience; as a Middle Platonist, he was also actively involved in the developments of the philosophical school. Besides, he also provided a more detached point of view both regarding numerous religious practices and currents that were permeating the building of ancient pagan religion and the philosophical views of other schools. His combining the insider and the sensitive observer’s perspectives make Plutarch a crucial starting point for the understanding of the religious and philosophical discourse of Late Antiquity.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461073803321

Titolo

Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor [[electronic resource] ] : cities building resilience for a changing world / / Judy L. Baker, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012

ISBN

1-280-48660-0

9786613581839

0-8213-8960-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Urban development series

Altri autori (Persone)

BakerJudy L. <1960->

Disciplina

363.34/2

Soggetti

Urban poor - Developing countries

Climatic changes - Social aspects - Developing countries

Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on - Developing countries

City planning - Environmental aspects - Developing countries

Urban ecology (Sociology) - Developing countries

Urban health - Developing countries

Urban policy - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable lands within cities, typically areas that are deemed undesirable by others and are thus affordable. Residents are exposed to the impacts of landslides, sea-level rise, flooding, and other hazards. Exposure to risk is exacerbated by overcrowded living conditions, lack of adequate infrastructure and services, unsafe housing, inadequate nutrition, and poor health. These conditions can turn a natural hazard or change in climate into a disaster, and resu