Plutarch's practical ethics [[electronic resource] ] : the social dynamics of philosophy / / Lieve Van Hoof
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| Autore: |
Van Hoof Lieve
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| Titolo: |
Plutarch's practical ethics [[electronic resource] ] : the social dynamics of philosophy / / Lieve Van Hoof
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 170.938 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethics, Ancient |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. The social dynamics of philosophy -- pt. 2. Plutarch's practical ethics. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A study of Plutarch's practical ethics, a group of texts within his 'Moralia' designed to help powerful Greeks and Romans manage their ambitions and society's expectations successfully. Lieve Van Hoof depicts philosophy under the Roman Empire as a kind of symbolic capital engendering power and prestige for author and reader alike. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Plutarch's Practical Ethics |
| ISBN: | 1-282-93938-6 |
| 9786612939389 | |
| 0-19-157690-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996200840003316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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